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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Texas

2023 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Texas

25 Colleges
$34,684 Avg Salary
$14,977 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 5,561 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Texas

Check out the vehicle repair programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools

Our analysis found Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas to be the best school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the city of Irving, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 25 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Universal Technical Institute - Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Texas. UTI Houston is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Out of the 25 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

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Out of the 25 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Texas State Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Hallmark University

San Antonio, TX

Hallmark University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Hallmark is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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School of Automotive Machinists & Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, School of Automotive Machinists & Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Texas list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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Universal Technical Institute - Dallas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the city of Irving, UTI Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,938
Oklahoma 1,807
New Mexico 265

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Vehicle Repair Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 33,827
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician 8,686
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician 7,143
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician 4,725
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician 2,739
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician 2,101
Motorcycle Maintenance & Repair Technology/Technician 1,140
Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician 823
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician 724
High Performance & Custom Engine Technician/Mechanic 489
General Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies 472
Small Engine Mechanics & Repair Technology/Technician 213
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician 147
Engine Machinist 107
Other Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies 97
Bicycle Mechanics & Repair Technology/Technician 11
Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician 7

Majors Similar to Vehicle Repair

Related Major Annual Graduates
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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge.

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