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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

2023 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

Mechanic & Repair Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 6,170 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

Check out the mechanic & repair technologies basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Florida Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the best school in Florida for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Florida Institute of Technology is a great place for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at College of Business and Technology-Hialeah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanic & repair technologies schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Hialeah, CBT College - Hialeah is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Business and Technology-Flagler landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, CBT College - Flagler is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at American Advanced Technicians Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanic & repair technologies schools in Florida. AATI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hialeah.

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Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a small public school located in the city of Saint Petersburg.

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With a ranking of #7, Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clearwater.

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Hillsborough Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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#9

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

With a ranking of #9, Palm Beach State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 4,296
West Virginia 150
Alabama 1,900
Kentucky 6,075
Georgia 7,822
Tennessee 2,349
Louisiana 1,444
Mississippi 1,141
South Carolina 1,326
Virginia 1,409
Arkansas 1,609

Mechanic & Repair Technologies Majors to Study

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
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,184
Mechanics & Repairers 347
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 110

Majors Similar to Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 149,352
Precision Production 55,411
Construction Trades 40,802
Transportation & Materials Moving 33,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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