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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$8,609 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Mechanic & Repair Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 6,170 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida 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 Florida 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $2,506 a year.

HCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list.

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#2

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $11,185 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Business and Technology-Hialeah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, CBT College - Hialeah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CBT College - Hialeah are $13,152 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CBT College - Hialeah is ranked #3 for overall quality for mechanic & repair technologies in Florida.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Business and Technology-Flagler. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, CBT College - Flagler is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

CBT College - Flagler undergraduate students pay an average of $13,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CBT College - Flagler not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list.

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With a ranking of #6, American Advanced Technicians Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. AATI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.

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Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clearwater.

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Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Saint Petersburg.

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South Florida Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 4,296
West Virginia 150
Alabama 1,900
Kentucky 6,075
Georgia 7,822
Tennessee 2,349
Louisiana 1,444
Mississippi 1,141
South Carolina 1,326
Virginia 1,409
Arkansas 1,609

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

Majors Similar to Mechanic & Repair Technologies

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 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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