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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$8,770 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With 105,741 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate 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. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Spokane Community College to be the best value school for mechanic & repair technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,278 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clover Park Technical College is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,979 per year.

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#3

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego Miramar College is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Diego Miramar College are $7,440 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Honolulu Community College is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Honolulu CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Victor Valley College is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a public college with a large student population.

Victor Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,125 in tuition and fees each year.

Victor Valley College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Portland Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year.

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Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

With a ranking of #7, Walla Walla Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Walla Walla Community College are $6,306 a year.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology 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. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Los Angeles Trade Technical College are $9,870 a year.

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#10

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSN are $11,869 a year.

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic & repair technologies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 154
Hawaii 180
Washington 2,387
Oregon 534
California 8,337
Nevada 829

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 21 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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