2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

In 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies students earned 2,387 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 4th 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Washington ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for mechanic & repair technologies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

#1

Spokane Community College

Spokane, WA

378 Basic Certificates

#5 in Quality in Washington

$3,928 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Washington. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,928 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Spokane Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list.

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#2

Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood, WA

126 Basic Certificates

#8 in Quality in Washington

$5,979 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

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

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#3

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Kirkland, WA

60 Basic Certificates

#18 in Quality in Washington

$4,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $4,710 per year.

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#4

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

4 Basic Certificates

#14 in Quality in Washington

$4,965 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Walla Walla Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Walla Walla Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,965 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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.

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