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2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in California

141 Colleges
$34,423 Avg Salary
$12,283 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies School for You

In 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies students earned 8,337 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 141 schools in California to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Universal Technical Institute - Sacramento the most popular school in California for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the large city of Sacramento, UTI Sacramento is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antelope Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Universal Technical Institute - Rancho Cucamonga helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanic & repair technologies schools in California. UTI Rancho Cucamonga is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Universal Technical Institute - Long Beach is a great place for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, UTI Long Beach is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

UEI College-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend UEI College-Bakersfield. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, UEI College-Bakersfield is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Inglewood, Spartan College - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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United Education Institute-Chula Vista ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in California list. United Education Institute-Chula Vista is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chula Vista.

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#8

UEI College-Gardena

Gardena, CA

UEI College-Gardena came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in California ranking. UEI College-Gardena is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Gardena.

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#9

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

Victor Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Victor Valley College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Victorville.

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#10

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

With a ranking of #10, Cypress College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. Cypress College is a large public school located in the suburb of Cypress.

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Brownson Technical School landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Brownson Technical School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

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With a ranking of #12, United Education Institute-Anaheim did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the large suburb of Garden Grove, United Education Institute-Anaheim is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #13, Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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#14

UEI College-Riverside

Riverside, CA

UEI College-Riverside landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the city of Riverside, UEI College-Riverside is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Riverside, Spartan College - Inland Empire is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#16

De Anza College

Cupertino, CA

De Anza College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the city of Cupertino, De Anza College is a public school with a large student population.

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United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Huntington Park, United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#17

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City 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. Fresno City College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

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United Education Institute-West Covina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #19 on the list. United Education Institute-West Covina is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Covina.

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With a ranking of #20, United Education Institute-Ontario did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. United Education Institute-Ontario is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Ontario.

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#21

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, CA

With a ranking of #21, West Los Angeles College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the suburb of Culver City, West LA College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Oceanside, United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Mechanic & Repair Technologies students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
23 United Education Institute-Encino Reseda, CA
24 College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA
25 Aviation Institute of Maintenance Fremont, CA
26 Institute of Technology Clovis, CA
27 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
28 Institute for Business and Technology Santa Clara, CA

Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 154
Hawaii 180
Washington 2,387
Oregon 534
Nevada 829

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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