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2023 Best Value Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$9,401 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, electronics maintenance & repair was ranked #24 in the country. In fact 8,127 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for electronics repair students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Electronics Maintenance & Repair

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Iowa Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for electronics maintenance & repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Northwest Iowa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,170 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that electronics repair majors at Northwest Iowa Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,662.

Northwest Iowa Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,815 per year.

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#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southeast Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Electronics Maintenance & Repair at Southeast Technical College Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fort Dodge.

Iowa Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,398 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ranken Technical College are $16,960 a year. The average amount in student loans that electronics repair majors at Ranken Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,647. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $171, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ranken Technical College is ranked #3 for overall quality for electronics repair in the Plains States Region .

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Central Kansas Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Kansas Technical College are $8,492 a year.

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Des Moines Area Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Electronics Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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State Technical College of Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electronics maintenance & repair students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STC are $13,320 a year.

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Best Electronics Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best electronics maintenance & repair colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 38
Missouri 131
Minnesota 3
South Dakota 1
Iowa 53
North Dakota 14
Nebraska 7

Electronics Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Electronics Repair Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician 2,557
Computer Installation & Repair Technology/Technician 2,328
General Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair 2,262
Other Electrical/Electronics Maintenance & Repair Technology 741
Communications Systems Installation & Repair Technology 117
Appliance Installation & Repair Technology/Technician 80
Security System Installation, Repair, & Inspection Technology/Technician 42

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 63,451
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 21,891
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,446
Precision Systems Maintenance 2,185
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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