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Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$32,410 Avg Salary
$10,966 Avg Student Debt

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

With 105,741 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mechanic & repair technologies is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 127 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Universal Technical Institute - Illinois to be the most popular school for mechanic & repair technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Lisle, UTI Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 127 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 337 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at Ivy Tech Community College, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means MIAT College of Technology is a great place for mechanic & repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Canton, MIAT College of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#4

ETI School of Skilled Trades

Willowbrook, IL

Out of the 127 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, ETI School of Skilled Trades landed the # 4 spot on the list. ETI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Willowbrook.

Of the 213 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at ETI, 99% are male and 1% are female.

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Out of the 127 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a private for-profit school 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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#6

Rock Valley College

Rockford, IL

Rock Valley College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rock Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rockford.

Women make up 14% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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#7

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College 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 #7 on the list. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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

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Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 2% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 98% are male.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate mechanic & repair technologies programs. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Women make up 8% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

About 7% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Moraine Valley Community College 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 #11 on the list. MVCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.

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

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Lansing Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, LCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 96 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at LCC, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#13

Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield, IL

Lincoln Land Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 118 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at LLCC, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 3% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Melrose Park, Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 87 students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 92% are male.

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University of Northwestern Ohio came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Lima, University of Northwestern Ohio is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 1% of the mechanic & repair technologies majors at the school.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 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 #16 on the list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

About 5% of the students majoring in mechanic & repair technologies at the school are women while 95% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

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 the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
20 Ohio Technical College Cleveland, OH
20 Fortis College - Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
20 Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH
23 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
24 Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL
25 Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Shell Lake, WI

Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 1,638
Michigan 1,433
Wisconsin 1,640
Ohio 2,201
Illinois 4,470

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

Majors Similar to Mechanic & Repair Technologies

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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