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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$4,395 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,788 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Mechanic & Repair Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Colorado. With 2,141 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for mechanic & repair technologies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mechanic & repair technologies majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Aurora the best value school in Colorado for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Aurora, CCA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CCA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,030 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CCA is ranked #2 for overall quality for mechanic & repair technologies in Colorado.

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#2

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arapahoe Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arapahoe Community College are $4,080 per year.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The excellent associate degree programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in Colorado. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,126 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern Junior College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the town of Sterling, NJC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJC are $5,345 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Broomfield, Spartan College - Denver is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Spartan College - Denver are $16,576 a year.

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Intellitec College - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Intellitec College - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Lincoln Tech - Denver is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Intellitec College - Grand Junction landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Intellitec College - Grand Junction is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 860
Utah 1,096
Montana 218
Idaho 504

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alfred Palmer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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