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2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies students earned 2,387 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 4th 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Washington to see which undergraduate 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 Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Mechanic & Repair Technologies
Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Community College the best value school in Washington for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.
Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,928 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Skagit Valley College is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Skagit Valley College are $4,748 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clover Park Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CPTC are $5,979 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Walla Walla Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla Community College are $4,965 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a great value for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.
LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Charter College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.
Charter College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Charter College also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, Wenatchee Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public school with a small student population.
WVC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,968 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Perry Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Perry Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Yakima.
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Northwest HVAC/R Training Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Northwest HVAC/R Training Center is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.
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Request InformationBest Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Alaska | 154 |
Hawaii | 180 |
Oregon | 534 |
California | 8,337 |
Nevada | 829 |
Majors Related to Mechanic & Repair Technologies
Mechanic & Repair Technologies Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.