The workers' uniforms are smudged with stains earned underneath a car, wrench in hand. Their repair garage teems with an array of inoperable vehicles and twisted metal. One car's wheels have been ...

L.A. Trade-Tech College offers an automotive repair program with enrollment that has grown by 34% from 2022 to 2024. The program turns out graduates who work at the service departments of local BMW, ...

L.A. Trade-Tech instructor Jay Jakahi, fifth from left, foreground, and students check out a car that they worked on as part of the school's automotive program. The workers' uniforms are smudged with ...