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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate School for You
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 3,722 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th 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. 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 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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Florida 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.
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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in Florida
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for vehicle repair majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Our 2023 rankings named Palm Beach State College the best value school in Florida for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $11,185 per year.
Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Report
Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clearwater, Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater
Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, American Advanced Technicians Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hialeah, AATI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a public school with a fairly small student population.
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 |
| West Virginia | 82 |
| Louisiana | 761 |
| Virginia | 595 |
| 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
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 5 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.