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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

In 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies students earned 1,409 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for mechanic & repair technologies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, VA

65 Associate Degrees

#2 in Quality in Virginia

$5,565 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the best value school for mechanic & repair technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#2

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, VA

53 Associate Degrees

#10 in Quality in Virginia

$5,561 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Tidewater Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year.

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#3

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, VA

49 Associate Degrees

$13,920 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Advanced Technology Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ATI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

ATI undergraduate students pay an average of $13,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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