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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$8,604 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 96,307 mechanic and repair technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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 and 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.

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

Check out the mechanic and repair technologies basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,135 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year.

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#3

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Miramar College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Diego Miramar College are $8,512 a year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Honolulu CC are $8,310 a year.

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#5

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Victor Valley College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Victor Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Victorville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victor Valley College are $9,374 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Victor Valley College also did well on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Portland Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanic and repair technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $9,670 per year.

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#7

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 and 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla Community College are $6,350 per year.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $10,146 per year.

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Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mechanic and repair technologies programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,012 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

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

CSN undergraduate students pay an average of $11,534 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic and 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 56,514
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 19,594
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,717
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7,770
Precision Systems Maintenance 1,932
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,267
Mechanics & Repairers 391
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 122

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,306
Precision Production 52,905
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 28,383

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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