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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$4,831 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,295 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree School for You

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arkansas 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 Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for vehicle repair majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Beebe the best value school in Arkansas for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their associate degree. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the town of Beebe.

ASU-Beebe undergraduate students pay an average of $3,024 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Arkansas State University - Beebe

The excellent associate degree programs at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Pulaski Tech are $5,820 per year.

UA Pulaski Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College Report

#3

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

The excellent associate degree programs at National Park College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Arkansas. Located in the suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public school with a small student population.

National Park College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at National Park College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Arkansas University Tech. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the rural area of Camden, SAU Tech is a public school with a small student population.

SAU Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, vehicle repair graduates from SAU Tech carry an average student debtload of $8,696.

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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 416
Georgia 3,279
North Carolina 3,010
Florida 3,722
West Virginia 82
Louisiana 761
Virginia 595
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 4 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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