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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree School for You
With 63,451 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair is the #6 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 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for vehicle repair students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for vehicle repair majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their associate degree. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $8,450 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,539.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their associate degree. PIA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Mifflin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PIA are $17,145 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, vehicle repair majors at PIA accumulate an average of around $17,644 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $316.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosedale Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rosedale Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rosedale Technical College are $15,663 per year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Rosedale Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,223. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $224.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mohawk Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Utica, MVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MVCC are $8,211 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harrisburg Area Community College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their associate degree. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.
HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,148 in tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at HACC take out an average of $12,413 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Community College of Allegheny County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for vehicle maintenance & repair students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.
CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,223 in tuition and fees each year.
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Hudson Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Troy, HVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
HVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,818 in tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at HVCC take out an average of $9,495 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Erie Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,150 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, vehicle repair majors at Erie Community College accumulate an average of around $9,696 in student debt.
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Bronx Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for vehicle maintenance & repair students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $8,086 per year.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Penn College are $25,680 a year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Penn College take out $14,896 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $466, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Penn College also did well on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State
Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,187 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,469 |
| New Jersey | 973 |
| Maryland | 239 |
| Delaware | 60 |
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Related Majors for Vehicle Repair
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Vehicle Repair Concentrations
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 27 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 Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge.
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