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2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$13,072 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.

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. 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.

The Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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

Our analysis found Western Wyoming Community College to be the best value school for mechanic and repair technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . WWCC is a small public school located in the town of Rock Springs.

WWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,640 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WWCC is ranked #3 for overall quality for mechanic and repair technologies in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Sterling, NJC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJC are $7,544 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year.

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#4

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

NIC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake 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. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year.

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#7

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,454 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, FRCC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ISU are $25,326 a year.

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#9

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

With a ranking of #9, Davis Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic and repair technologies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 860
Colorado 2,141
Utah 1,096
Montana 218
Idaho 504

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 9 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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