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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree School for You
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 5,561 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
The Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Texas 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.
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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Texas
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 analysis found Tarrant County College District to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarrant County College are $3,402 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, vehicle repair majors at Tarrant County College accumulate an average of around $13,697 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wharton County Junior College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Amarillo College are $3,168 a year. Vehicle Repair majors at Amarillo College take out an average of $16,160 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kilgore College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their associate degree. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kilgore College are $4,056 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $3,240 per year.
Lone Star College System landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree vehicle maintenance & repair programs. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Harris Montgomery are $5,136 a year.
South Plains College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,473 per year.
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Texas State Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.
TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,969 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from TSTC take out $12,264 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, TSTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas ranking.
Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Texas State Technical College Report
With a ranking of #9, Southwest Texas 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 remote town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Texas Junior College are $4,062 per year.
Texarkana College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texarkana College are $3,916 per year.
Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Texarkana College Report
Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 1,938 |
| Oklahoma | 1,807 |
| New Mexico | 265 |
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 20 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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