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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$6,728 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Plains States 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.

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 Plains States 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

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,815 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 a year.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $6,098 a year.

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#5

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hennepin Technical College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,881 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $6,105 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Century College also did well on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the remote town of Brainerd.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Lakes College are $6,140 per year.

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Western Iowa Tech Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,946 in tuition and fees each year.

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Dakota County Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DCTC are $6,419 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Kansas City Kansas Community 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 Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Kansas City Kansas Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,244 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 652
Missouri 500
Minnesota 857
South Dakota 206
Iowa 686
North Dakota 139
Nebraska 757

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 19 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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