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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 595 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for vehicle repair students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Virginia
Check out the vehicle repair associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year.
Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 a year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Tidewater Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,446.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Advanced Technology Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. ATI is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATI are $13,920 per year.
Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Advanced Technology Institute Report
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 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 3,279 |
| South Carolina | 416 |
| Arkansas | 945 |
| North Carolina | 3,010 |
| Florida | 3,722 |
| West Virginia | 82 |
| Louisiana | 761 |
| Alabama | 491 |
| Kentucky | 2,936 |
| Tennessee | 1,165 |
| Mississippi | 563 |
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
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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.