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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$2,184 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 1,938 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arizona 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.

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

Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arizona. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pima County Community College District are $2,298 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend GateWay Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.

GateWay Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GateWay Community College also made our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 4 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, GateWay Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. GateWay Community College is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Valley Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. EVIT is a small public school located in the city of Mesa.

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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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

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 4 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.

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