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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

2023 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

11 Colleges
$31,731 Avg Salary
$12,144 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 3,722 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th 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. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Orlando the best school in Florida for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Casselberry, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Orlando is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Vehicle Repair majors at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Orlando take out an average of $26,591 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $178.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Clearwater, National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay accumulate an average of around $21,515 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $190.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Universal Technical Institute - Orlando is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. UTI Orlando is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Orlando.

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at UTI Orlando take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,543. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $173, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Atlantic Technical College is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Clearwater, Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Hillsborough Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for vehicle maintenance & repair students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from HCC carry an average student debtload of $8,718.

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#8

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for vehicle maintenance & repair students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.

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Eastern Florida State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the city of Melbourne, EFSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at EFSC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,675.

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Florida Career College - Hialeah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Florida Career College - Hialeah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 416
Georgia 3,279
Arkansas 945
North Carolina 3,010
West Virginia 82
Virginia 595
Louisiana 761
Tennessee 1,165
Alabama 491
Kentucky 2,936
Mississippi 563

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 11 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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