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Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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

In 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies students earned 4,296 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in North Carolina to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mechanic & repair technologies majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Coastal Carolina Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanic & repair technologies schools in North Carolina. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Of the 142 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at Coastal Carolina Community College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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#3

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Out of the 50 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public college 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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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Guilford Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanic & repair technologies schools in North Carolina. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

Of the 122 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at Guilford Technical Community College, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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#5

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

Out of the 50 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnston Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Alamance Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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

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Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at FTCC, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Forsyth Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#10

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. CFCC is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

Of the 80 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at CFCC, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 150
Alabama 1,900
Kentucky 6,075
Georgia 7,822
Tennessee 2,349
Louisiana 1,444
Mississippi 1,141
South Carolina 1,326
Florida 6,170
Virginia 1,409
Arkansas 1,609

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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