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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$14,368 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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.


 

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Northeastern Junior College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Sterling, NJC is a public school with a small student population.

NJC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,691 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 per year.

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#4

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $8,736 per year.

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#5

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $13,701 per year.

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#6

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,776 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, FRCC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ISU are $25,936 a 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 7 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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