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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$8,218 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mechanic & repair technologies was ranked 4th in Ohio. In fact, 2,201 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Ohio 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.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Sinclair Community College the best value school in Ohio for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $4,622 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern Ohio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Lima, University of Northwestern Ohio is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

University of Northwestern Ohio undergraduate students pay an average of $11,867 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in Ohio. Located in the town of Chillicothe, Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Warren County Career Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Warren County Career Center is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Lebanon.

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#4

Ohio Technical College

Cleveland, OH

The excellent basic certificate programs at Ohio Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in Ohio. Ohio Technical College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,638
Michigan 1,433
Wisconsin 1,640
Illinois 4,470

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 6 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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