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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$7,754 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,788 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies students earned 1,422 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Minnesota 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the best value school in Minnesota for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in Minnesota. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $6,098 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota County Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,419 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,105 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 St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Lakes College are $6,140 a year.

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Northland Community and Technical College 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 #7 on the list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 per year.

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#8

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College 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 #8 on the list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $6,114 per year.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College 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 #9 on the list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at M State are $5,900 per year.

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Hibbing Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the remote town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hibbing Community College are $5,970 a year.

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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,023
Iowa 961
South Dakota 246
North Dakota 171
Missouri 1,051
Nebraska 997

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

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 12 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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