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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$15,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,295 Avg Salary

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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Highlands College of Montana Tech to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Butte, Highlands College of Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Highlands College of Montana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $9,642 in tuition and fees each year.

Highlands College of Montana Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Wyoming Community College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their associate degree. WWCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Rock Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWCC are $8,640 per year.

WWCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#3

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

The excellent associate degree programs at College of Eastern Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CEI are $6,750 per year.

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College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, vehicle repair graduates from College of Southern Idaho carry an average student debtload of $9,015.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Broomfield, Spartan College - Denver is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Spartan College - Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $16,576 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Spartan College - Denver take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,235. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $168, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the remote town of Sheridan.

Northern Wyoming Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $11,130 in tuition and fees each year.

Northern Wyoming Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, Northeastern Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Sterling, NJC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NJC are $7,691 a year.

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Montana State University - Northern landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the remote town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana State University - Northern are $18,665 per year.

Montana State University - Northern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Community College of Aurora ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCA are $15,832 a year.

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Helena College University of Montana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Helena, Helena College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Helena College are $9,863 per year.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,884
Utah 758
Idaho 415
Montana 145
Wyoming 736

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

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 24 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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