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

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 379 schools in the Southeast 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 Central Georgia Technical College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universal Technical Institute - Orlando. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UTI Orlando is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 379 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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Out of the 379 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the 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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Out of the 379 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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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Gateway Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

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Somerset Community College 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. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Somerset.

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Chattahoochee Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elizabethtown.

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Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

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With a ranking of #10, 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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Maysville Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clearwater.

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#15

NASCAR Technical Institute

Mooresville, NC

NASCAR Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mooresville, NASCAR Technical Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA

Savannah Technical College 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. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the city of Savannah.

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Atlanta Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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South Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Wake Technical Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#20

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, GA

With a ranking of #20, Columbus Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #21, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #22, West Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northshore Technical Community College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanic & repair technologies programs. Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lacombe.

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Duluth, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#26

Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, GA
#34

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS
#38

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC
#43

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, SC
#44

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC
#48

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools in the Southeast Region badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 379 different Southeast mechanic & repair technologies schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
52 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
52 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC
54 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
55 George T Baker Aviation Technical College Miami, FL
56 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA

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 Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
57 Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS
58 United Education Institute-Morrow Morrow, GA
59 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA
60 Albany Technical College Albany, GA
60 Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen, AR
62 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC
63 Alamance Community College Graham, NC
64 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
65 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
65 Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria, LA
67 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
68 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
69 Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach, VA
70 Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
71 Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis, AR
71 Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL
71 Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL
74 Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Orlando Casselberry, FL
75 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
75 Florida Career College - Orlando Orlando, FL

Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic & repair technologies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 4,296
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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