AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC SCHOOL NEAR PEARLAND, TX

The Universal Technical Institute (UTI) campus in Houston, TX, offers an auto mechanic school program just outside Pearland, TX.¹ Our dedicated instructors and industry-aligned curriculum help prepare students for a career. Keep reading to learn how to get started.

Each automotive school course focuses on distinct subjects of the industry, helping students build a foundation they can expand upon. Course topics at UTI Houston include:

"I prefer students who have taken an MSAT program. They’re more familiar with the vehicles and they hit the ground running. It’s a quicker transition from student to a full-fledged tech."

- John Norlington, Recruiter at Sewell Automotive

Eager to end your “automotive schools near me” search? UTI Houston can help. Getting to the campus from Pearland is simple. Follow these directions (this route has tolls):

1. 1. Get on Sam Houston Tollway West in Houston from TX-35 North (4.3 miles)
a.Head northeast on TX-35 North/South Main Street toward East Broadway Street (2.6 miles)
b.Turn left onto South Sam Houston Parkway East West (0.1 miles)
c.Continue straight onto South Sam Houston Parkway East (0.4 miles)
d.Keep left (0.4 miles)
e.Continue onto Texas 8 Beltway Frontage Road (0.3 miles)
f.Continue onto South Sam Houston Parkway East West (0.2 miles)
g.Use the left lane to take the ramp onto Sam Houston Tollway West (toll road) (0.3 miles)



2. 2. Continue on Sam Houston Tollway West. Take I-69/US-59 North and Hardy Toll Road to East Richey Road. Take the Richey Road exit from Hardy Toll Road (34.0 miles)
a.Merge onto Sam Houston Tollway West (toll road) (3.0 miles)
b.Keep right at the fork (toll road) (1.0 miles)
c.Take the exit (0.7 miles)
d.Keep left at the fork (toll road) (4.7 miles)
e.Keep left (toll road) (3.3 miles)
f.Keep right at the fork (toll road) (0.1 miles)
g.Merge onto State Highway 288 North (0.7 miles)
h.Use the right two lanes to take the exit toward Elgin Avenue/Tuam Avenue (0.2 miles)
i.Keep left, follow signs for I-69/US-59 North/Cleveland/Gray Avenue/Pierce Avenue and merge onto I-69/US-59 North (5.4 miles)
j.Use the right three lanes to take exit 134 to merge onto I-610 West (1.3 miles)
k.Use the right two lanes to take exit 19B for Hardy Toll Road (0.4 miles)
l.Continue onto Hardy Toll Road (toll road) (12.9 miles)
m.Take the Richey Road exit (toll road) (0.3 miles)



3. 3. Follow East Richey Road and Imperial Valley Drive to Lockhaven Drive in Houston (1.3 miles)
a.Turn left onto East Richey Road (0.7 miles)
b.Turn left onto Imperial Valley Drive (0.5 miles)
c.Turn right onto Lockhaven Drive (282 feet)




Fastest route may change depending on most recent traffic conditions.

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