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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$6,340 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies students earned 1,422 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Our analysis found Northland Community and Technical College to be the best value school for mechanic & repair technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Minnesota. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

Northland Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,244 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 Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,098 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hennepin Technical College is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 a year.

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#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Century College is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Century College are $6,105 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Lakes College - Brainerd. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Lakes College are $6,140 a year.

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Dakota County 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,419 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Minnesota State College Southeast came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Winona.

MSC Southeast undergraduate students pay an average of $7,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,023
Iowa 961
South Dakota 246
North Dakota 171
Missouri 1,051
Nebraska 997

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 7 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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