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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$5,700 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, vehicle maintenance & repair was ranked 7th in South Carolina. In fact, 416 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

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.

The Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in South Carolina 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 South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Our 2023 rankings named Greenville Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. GTC is a large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GTC are $5,882 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GTC is ranked #3 for overall quality for vehicle repair in South Carolina.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florence-Darlington Technical College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $4,900 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Tri-County Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCTC are $5,936 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCTC is ranked #4 for overall quality for vehicle repair in South Carolina.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

The excellent basic certificate programs at Spartanburg Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in South Carolina. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

Spartanburg Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,030 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Spartanburg Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for vehicle repair in South Carolina.

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#6

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of West Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MTC are $5,916 per year.

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#7

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

With a ranking of #7, York Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

York Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,279
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 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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