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2023 Most Popular Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Trade Schools

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$44,179 Avg Salary
$8,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree School for You

Mechanics & Repairers is the #48 most popular major in the country with 347 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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 Most Popular Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanics & Repairers program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mechanical repair majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the United States for mechanics & repairers students working on their associate degree. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 40 students majoring in mechanical repair at Ivy Tech Community College, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Trade Schools list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Women make up 38% of the mechanical repair majors at the school.

Mechanical Repair majors at USU take out an average of $11,815 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is a great place for mechanics & repairers students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in mechanical repair at Wallace State, Hanceville, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the # 4 spot on the list. UAFS is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.

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#5

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Henry Ford College is a large public school located in the city of Dearborn.

Women make up 18% of the mechanical repair majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that mechanical repair majors at Henry Ford College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,952.

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Utah Valley University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanics & repairers programs. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in mechanical repair at UVU, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Tidewater Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

About 50% of the students majoring in mechanical repair at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Weber State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in mechanical repair at the school are women while 57% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, West Virginia University at Parkersburg did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanics & repairers students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public school with a small student population.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, mechanics & repairers has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mechanical Repair Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Mechanics & Repairers 347

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 63,451
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 21,891
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,446
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 8,127
Precision Systems Maintenance 2,185

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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