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2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,945 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,179 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which associate degree 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.

2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mechanics & Repairers

Our 2023 rankings named Wallace State Community College, Hanceville the best value school in the United States for mechanics and repairers students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wallace State, Hanceville are $8,550 a year. The average amount in student loans that mechanical repair majors at Wallace State, Hanceville take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,722.

Full Mechanics & Repairers at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Report

#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for mechanics and repairers students working on their associate degree. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 5% of our Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking.

Full Mechanics & Repairers at Ivy Tech Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year.

USU also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Mechanics & Repairers at Utah State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Tidewater Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,564 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mechanical repair graduates from Tidewater Community College take out $17,086 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at Tidewater Community College

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $7,250 per year.

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Mechanics & Repairers by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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