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2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 789 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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 associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northwestern Ohio the most popular school in the United States for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Lima.

Of the 781 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at University of Northwestern Ohio, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sonoran Desert Institute is a great place for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Sonoran Desert Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 2% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 98% are male.

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Out of the 789 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Universal Technical Institute - Avondale landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTI Avondale is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Avondale.

About 2% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 98% are male.

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Out of the 789 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Georgia Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 344 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at CGTC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Universal Technical Institute - Dallas is a great place for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. UTI Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irving.

Women make up 5% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Universal Technical Institute - Orlando did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UTI Orlando is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 97% are male.

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Universal Technical Institute - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Sacramento, UTI Sacramento is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 2% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Universal Technical Institute - Rancho Cucamonga ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. UTI Rancho Cucamonga is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

Women make up 3% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. TSTC is a large public school located in the city of Waco.

Women make up 5% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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#10

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, GA

With a ranking of #10, Columbus Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Western Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanic & repair technologies programs. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of El Paso.

Of the 192 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at Western Technical College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#12

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 6% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Universal Technical Institute - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, UTI Long Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 97% are male.

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#14

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Ranken Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 4% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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State Technical College of Missouri ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 4% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanic & repair technologies programs. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Of the 105 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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With a ranking of #17, Southeast Community College Area did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Women make up 2% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanic & repair technologies programs. Spartan College - Denver is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Broomfield.

About 11% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanic & repair technologies programs. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Flushing.

Of the 152 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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With a ranking of #19, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 95% are male.

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With a ranking of #21, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

About 2% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 98% are male.

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#22

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

Alfred State College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Alfred State is a small public school located in the town of Alfred.

Women make up 7% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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#23

Intellitec College - Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO

Intellitec College - Colorado Springs ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Intellitec College - Colorado Springs is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

About 5% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#24

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI

With a ranking of #24, New England Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

Of the 67 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at New England Tech, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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With a ranking of #25, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 3% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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#27

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA
#28

Hallmark University

San Antonio, TX
#29

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA
#30

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA
#35

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA
#35

El Centro College

Dallas, TX
#39

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN
#40

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
#45

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
#46

J-Tech Institute

Jacksonville, FL
#49

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY
#49

Colorado School of Trades

Lakewood, CO

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 789 different United States mechanic & repair technologies schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA
52 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
52 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
54 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY
55 Utah State University Logan, UT
55 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
55 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
58 Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA
58 Portland Community College Portland, OR
58 Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX
58 North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND
62 Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Hanceville, AL
63 Wyotech-Laramie Laramie, WY
63 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
63 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
66 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
67 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
67 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
67 Intellitec College - Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO
67 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT
71 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
72 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
72 Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE
72 College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV
72 Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA
76 Murray State College Tishomingo, OK
77 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
77 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
79 Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia, AL
79 Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA
79 Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA
79 Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY
83 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC
83 Enterprise State Community College Enterprise, AL
83 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
83 Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL
87 Parkland College Champaign, IL
87 Renton Technical College Renton, WA
89 Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA
89 Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC
89 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS
92 Lincoln College of Technology - Denver Denver, CO
92 Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach, VA
94 Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
94 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
94 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
94 Ohio Technical College Cleveland, OH
94 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
94 Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS
100 Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL
100 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN
100 Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC
100 North Iowa Area Community College Mason City, IA
104 Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN
104 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID
106 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
106 Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan, WY
106 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
109 Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL
109 Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC
109 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
109 Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI
113 Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR
114 Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL
114 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY
116 South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA
116 Odessa College Odessa, TX
116 Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL
116 Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO
116 Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL
116 South Texas College McAllen, TX

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Mechanic & Repair Technologies students that almost earned our Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
122 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Inglewood, CA
122 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
122 Western Technical College El Paso, TX
125 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
125 Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IA
125 Monroe Community College Rochester, NY
125 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA
129 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
129 American River College Sacramento, CA
131 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
132 Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
132 New River Community College Dublin, VA
132 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
132 Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville, MS
132 Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA
132 San Juan College Farmington, NM
138 Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA
138 York Technical College Rock Hill, SC
138 Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ
141 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
141 SUNY Delhi Delhi, NY
141 Montana State University - Northern Havre, MT
141 Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Dover, DE
141 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
141 Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY
147 Johnson College Scranton, PA
147 Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA
147 Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin, PA
147 College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID
151 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR
151 Hinds Community College Raymond, MS
151 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
151 Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
151 Pima Community College Tucson, AZ
151 Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA
151 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
151 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
151 North Central Kansas Technical College Beloit, KS
151 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX

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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