2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanics & Repairers School for You
In 2020-2021, 391 people earned a degree or certificate in mechanics and repairers, making the major the #48 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for mechanical repair students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools in the United States
Check out the mechanical repair programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanics & Repairers
Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best value school for mechanics and repairers students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.
FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mechanics & Repairers Trade Schools list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is a great value for mechanics and repairers students. Located in the town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wallace State, Hanceville are $8,550 per year.
Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mechanics & Repairers Trade Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mech-Tech College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools list. Located in the small city of Caguas, Mech-Tech College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mech-Tech College are $10,098 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Macomb Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Macomb Community College are $7,680 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanics and repairers students. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year.
Tidewater Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
Tidewater Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,564 in tuition and fees each year.
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Linn-Benton Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools ranking. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LBCC are $13,307 per year.
With a ranking of #9, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanics and repairers students. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $7,250 per year.
Mechanics & Repairers by Region
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Mechanics & Repairers Related Majors for Mechanical Repair
One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, mechanics and repairers has other similar majors worth exploring.
Mechanical Repair Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanics & Repairers | 391 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Mechanical Repair
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 56,514 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 19,594 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 8,717 |
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | 7,770 |
| Precision Systems Maintenance | 1,932 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Alfred Palmer.
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