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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$3,121 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies students earned 7,822 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Georgia 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Georgia Northwestern Technical College to be the best value school for mechanic & repair technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Georgia. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $3,112 a year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also made our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Savannah Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $3,042 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oconee Fall Line Technical College is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OFTC are $3,072 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 14 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlanta Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Atlanta Area Tech are $3,164 a year.

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West Georgia Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

West Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,122 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Georgia Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Clarkston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $3,158 a year.

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Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Southern Crescent Technical College 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 #9 on the list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Griffin.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,126 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

Central Georgia Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CGTC are $3,082 a year.

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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
Tennessee 2,349
Louisiana 1,444
Mississippi 1,141
South Carolina 1,326
Florida 6,170
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

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 14 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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