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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$16,098 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, 105,741 mechanic & repair technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Springfield Technical Community College the best value school in the New England Region for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. STCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year.

STCC also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in the New England Region . BFIT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

BFIT undergraduate students pay an average of $17,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Maine Community College is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Northern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,610 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Vermont Tech is a small public school located in the remote area of Randolph.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Vermont Tech are $29,502 a year.

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#5

Northeast Technical Institute

Scarborough, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Technical Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Scarborough, Northeast Technical Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in the New England Region . Lincoln Tech - East Windsor is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of East Windsor.

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic & repair technologies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 127
Connecticut 672
Maine 198
Rhode Island 230
Massachusetts 702
Vermont 18

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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