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2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$34,510 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies School for You

In 2021-2022, 105,741 mechanic & repair technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 128 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 - Exton the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mechanic & repair technologies students. UTI Exton is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Exton.

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The excellent programs at Universal Technical Institute Bloomfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanic & repair technologies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Bloomfield, UTI Bloomfield is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennco Tech-Blackwood. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Pennco Tech-Blackwood is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - Whitestone helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanic & repair technologies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Lincoln Tech - Whitestone is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Whitestone.

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#5

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Apex Technical School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Long Island City, Apex Technical School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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New York Automotive and Diesel Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. New York Automotive and Diesel Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Jamaica.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

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North American Trade Schools landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, North American Trade Schools is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Flushing.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Union did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Union, Lincoln Tech - Union is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Philadelphia landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Lincoln Tech - Philadelphia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#11

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

Rosedale Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pittsburgh, Rosedale Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#13

Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, PA

Pennco Tech-Bristol ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pennco Tech-Bristol is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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With a ranking of #13, Automotive Training Center - Exton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the suburb of Exton, Automotive Training Center - Exton is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#15

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

Alfred State College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Alfred State is a small public school located in the town of Alfred.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #16 on the list. Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

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Teterboro School of Aeronautics 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. Teterboro School of Aeronautics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Teterboro.

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#18

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

New Castle School of Trades ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of New Castle, New Castle School of Trades is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

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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 in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
20 Lincoln Technical Institute - South Plainfield South Plainfield, NJ
21 Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia Columbia, MD
22 Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
23 Hunter Business School Levittown, NY
24 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
25 Philadelphia Technician Training Philadelphia, PA

Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic & repair technologies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,403
Maryland 390
Delaware 130
Pennsylvania 2,575
New York 1,928
District of Columbia 6

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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