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2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies School for You

Mechanic & Repair Technologies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 105,741 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1,266 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanic & Repair Technologies program at each school on the list.

Check out the mechanic & repair technologies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the United States for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sonoran Desert Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Sonoran Desert Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Universal Technical Institute - Orlando helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanic & repair technologies schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UTI Orlando is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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Jefferson Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Mech-Tech College

Caguas, PR

Mech-Tech College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools ranking. Mech-Tech College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Caguas.

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University of Northwestern Ohio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools ranking. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Lima.

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Universal Technical Institute - Avondale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. UTI Avondale is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.

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National University College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Universal Technical Institute - Dallas landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. UTI Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irving.

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Tulsa Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #14, Universal Technical Institute - Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the large city of Houston, UTI Houston is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Gateway Community and Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

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#15

Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY

With a ranking of #15, Somerset Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.

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Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #17 on the list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

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#18

Wyotech-Laramie

Laramie, WY

Wyotech-Laramie ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, Wyotech-Laramie is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

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Spokane Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#21

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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Universal Technical Institute - Sacramento landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the large city of Sacramento, UTI Sacramento is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #23, Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. Lincoln Tech - Nashville is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#23

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

With a ranking of #23, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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With a ranking of #25, MIAT College of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. MIAT College of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Canton.

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#27

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX
#30

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
#33

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA
#36

NASCAR Technical Institute

Mooresville, NC
#38

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA
#43

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, GA

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1266 different United States mechanic & repair technologies schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL
52 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN
53 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL
53 Automeca Technical College - Bayamon Bayamon, PR
55 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
56 Universal Technical Institute - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
57 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
58 Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
58 Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Hanceville, AL
60 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
61 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
61 South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA
61 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
64 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY
65 Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY
66 Athens Technical College Athens, GA
67 Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY
68 Hinds Community College Raymond, MS
69 Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA
70 Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY
71 Southern Technical College Orlando, FL
72 Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO
72 Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC
74 Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL
75 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID
76 Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY
77 Universal Technical Institute Bloomfield Bloomfield, NJ
78 Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV
78 Pennco Tech-Blackwood Blackwood, NJ
80 Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, NC
81 Western Technical College El Paso, TX
82 Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT
82 Pima Community College Tucson, AZ
84 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
85 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
86 Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC
87 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS
88 Lincoln Technical Institute - Whitestone Whitestone, NY
89 Apex Technical School Long Island City, NY
90 UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
91 Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC
92 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC
93 Advanced Training Institute Las Vegas, NV
94 Houston School of Carpentry Houston, TX
95 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Inglewood, CA
96 Rock Valley College Rockford, IL
97 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
97 Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL
99 South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA
100 Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC
101 Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC
102 Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee Muskogee, OK
102 Aims Community College Greeley, CO
104 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
105 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
105 Lansing Community College Lansing, MI
107 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
107 Rend Lake College Ina, IL
109 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC
109 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL
109 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
112 ETI School of Skilled Trades Willowbrook, IL
112 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
114 New York Automotive and Diesel Institute Jamaica, NY
114 Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
114 MotoRing Technical Training Institute Seekonk, MA
114 Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA
118 George T Baker Aviation Technical College Miami, FL
119 National Aviation Academy of New England Concord, MA
120 Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO
120 Automeca Technical College - Ponce Ponce, PR
122 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA
122 United Education Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA
122 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
125 State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO
125 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Tulsa, OK
127 Elgin Community College Elgin, IL
127 Automeca Technical College - Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR
127 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
130 Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS
130 South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX
132 South Texas College McAllen, TX
133 UEI College-Gardena Gardena, CA
133 United Education Institute-Morrow Morrow, GA
135 Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor East Windsor, CT
135 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
137 Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas Irving, TX
137 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA
139 Renton Technical College Renton, WA
139 Albany Technical College Albany, GA
139 Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen, AR
142 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE
143 Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA
144 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
144 Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
144 North American Trade Schools Baltimore, MD
144 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
144 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
149 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Broomfield, CO
150 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC
150 Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing, NY
152 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
153 Alamance Community College Graham, NC
154 Victor Valley College Victorville, CA
155 Portland Community College Portland, OR
156 Cypress College Cypress, CA
156 Lincoln Technical Institute - Union Union, NJ
158 Odessa College Odessa, TX
158 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
158 The Refrigeration School Phoenix, AZ
158 Brownson Technical School Anaheim, CA
158 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
163 Lincoln Technical Institute - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
163 Arizona Automotive Institute Glendale, AZ
163 Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh, PA
166 United Education Institute-Anaheim Garden Grove, CA
166 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
166 Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria, LA
169 Florida Career College - Houston Campus Houston, TX
169 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
169 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
169 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
173 Northeastern Junior College Sterling, CO
173 Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO
173 Automotive Training Center - Exton Exton, PA
173 Pennco Tech-Bristol Bristol, PA
177 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
177 Alfred State College Alfred, NY
179 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
180 Intellitec College - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
180 School of Automotive Machinists & Technology Houston, TX
180 Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah Mahwah, NJ
180 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
184 Teterboro School of Aeronautics Teterboro, NJ
184 UEI College-Riverside Riverside, CA
186 Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach, VA
186 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
188 New Castle School of Trades New Castle, PA
189 South Plains College Levelland, TX
189 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
191 Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
192 Green River College Auburn, WA
193 Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL
193 Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis, AR
193 Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL
196 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
196 Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL
196 Ohio Technical College Cleveland, OH
196 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA
196 Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Orlando Casselberry, FL
201 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Riverside, CA
201 Florida Career College - Orlando Orlando, FL
201 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
201 Uintah Basin Technical College Roosevelt, UT
201 Lincoln Technical Institute - South Plainfield South Plainfield, NJ
206 Triton College River Grove, IL
207 Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL
207 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
207 De Anza College Cupertino, CA
207 Florida Career College - Hialeah Hialeah, FL
211 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR
211 Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia Columbia, MD
211 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN
211 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis Memphis, TN
215 National Park College Hot Springs, AR
215 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
215 Tidewater Tech-Trades Norfolk, VA
218 Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
218 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD
218 Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL
218 Vincennes University Vincennes, IN
222 United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus Huntington Park, CA
222 Fresno City College Fresno, CA
224 Hunter Business School Levittown, NY
225 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
225 United Education Institute-West Covina West Covina, CA
225 Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX
228 Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples, FL
228 Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City, OK
228 United Education Institute-Ontario Ontario, CA
228 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
228 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown Morristown, TN
233 Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes Lauderdale Lakes, FL
233 United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos Oceanside, CA
233 West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA
236 United Education Institute-Encino Reseda, CA
236 Arkansas State University - Newport Newport, AR
236 Hallmark University San Antonio, TX
239 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
239 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson Dickson, TN
239 Charter College Vancouver, WA
239 Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA
239 Laredo College Laredo, TX
244 College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA
245 Arkansas State University - Beebe Beebe, AR
245 Florida Career College - Boynton Beach Boynton Beach, FL
245 Florida Career College - West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL
245 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN
245 Texarkana College Texarkana, TX
245 Aviation Institute of Maintenance Fremont, CA
245 Southwest Texas Junior College Uvalde, TX
245 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN
253 Ingram State Technical College Deatsville, AL

Mechanic & Repair Technologies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 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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