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Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 109 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

UEI College-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

Our analysis found UEI College-Bakersfield to be the most popular school for mechanic & repair technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, UEI College-Bakersfield is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Out of the 109 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Universal Technical Institute - Sacramento landed the # 2 spot 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 4% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United Education Institute-Chula Vista. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate 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.

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

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Out of the 109 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Inglewood, Spartan College - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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#5

UEI College-Gardena

Gardena, CA

Out of the 109 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, UEI College-Gardena landed the # 5 spot on the list. UEI College-Gardena is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Gardena.

About 6% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 94% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Brownson Technical School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Brownson Technical School is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.

About 1% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 99% are male.

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United Education Institute-Anaheim ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Garden Grove, United Education Institute-Anaheim is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 96% are male.

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#8

UEI College-Riverside

Riverside, CA

UEI College-Riverside landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the city of Riverside, UEI College-Riverside is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 96% are male.

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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Riverside, Spartan College - Inland Empire is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Universal Technical Institute - Long Beach ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Long Beach, UTI Long Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 147 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at UTI Long Beach, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Huntington Park, United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus 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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With a ranking of #12, United Education Institute-West Covina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. United Education Institute-West Covina is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Covina.

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

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United Education Institute-Ontario came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. United Education Institute-Ontario is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Ontario.

Of the 166 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at United Education Institute-Ontario, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. Located in the large suburb of Oceanside, United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 94% are male.

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United Education Institute-Encino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanic & repair technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Reseda, United Education Institute-Encino is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Fremont, Aviation Institute of Maintenance is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 13% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
17 Institute of Technology Clovis, CA
18 West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA
19 UEI College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA
19 UEI College-Fresno Fresno, CA
21 Universal Technical Institute - Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges 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 26 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.

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