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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

52 Colleges
$6,675 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 52 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found South Louisiana Community College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year.

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Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Savannah Tech are $5,442 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,562 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College also is in the top 20% of our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oconee Fall Line Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

OFTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,472 in tuition and fees each year.

OFTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Oconee Fall Line Technical College Report

Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the # 5 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide undergraduate students pay an average of $11,185 in tuition and fees each year.

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West Georgia Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $5,522 per year.

West Georgia Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Southern Crescent Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 a year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #9, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

CGTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,482 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,679 in tuition and fees each 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,279
South Carolina 416
Arkansas 945
North Carolina 3,010
Florida 3,722
West Virginia 82
Louisiana 761
Virginia 595
Alabama 491
Kentucky 2,936
Tennessee 1,165
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

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 25 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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