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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$14,400 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate 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.

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.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Our analysis found Delaware County Community College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Delaware County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,400 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Western Suffolk BOCES

Northport, NY

The excellent basic certificate programs at Western Suffolk BOCES helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Northport, Western Suffolk BOCES is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Mobile Technical Training

South Hackensack, NJ

Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mobile Technical Training landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mobile Technical Training is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of South Hackensack.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair colleges 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 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 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.

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