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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$2,510 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies students earned 4,296 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina 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.

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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Forsyth Technical Community College the best value school in North Carolina for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Forsyth Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Guilford Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,319 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Central Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 per year.

Central Piedmont Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Carolina Community College are $2,462 a year.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a large student population.

FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,564 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
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
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 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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