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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

51 Colleges
$10,009 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,410 Avg Salary

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

With 105,741 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for mechanic & repair technologies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best value school for mechanic & repair technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,977 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,793 per year.

CVTC also made our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,812 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,965 in tuition and fees each year.

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#5

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic & repair technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,788 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

WITC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,624 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College 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 #7 on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,731 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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Gateway Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

Gateway Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,917 in tuition and fees each year.

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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,722 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WCTC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#10

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,326 per year.

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic & repair technologies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,638
Michigan 1,433
Wisconsin 1,640
Ohio 2,201
Illinois 4,470

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 25 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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