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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$7,206 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, 63,451 vehicle maintenance & repair students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Southwest 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the vehicle repair basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools

#1

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

Our 2023 rankings named South Plains College the best value school in the Southwest Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. South Plains College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,857 per year.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at South Plains College Report

#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,456 in tuition and fees each year.

North Harris Montgomery also claimed a spot on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Amarillo College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tarrant County College District is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Tarrant County College District

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Texas Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southwest Texas Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Uvalde.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Texas Junior College are $5,886 a year.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Southwest Texas Junior College

Pima Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,614 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $5,616 per year.

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#9

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for vehicle maintenance & repair students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Tyler Junior College is a large public school located in the city of Tyler.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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Houston Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Houston Community College Report

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,938
Texas 5,561
Oklahoma 1,807
New Mexico 265

One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, vehicle maintenance & repair has other similar majors worth exploring.

Vehicle Repair Focus Areas

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 22 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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