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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$10,844 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,731 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Aviation Institute of Maintenance to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Aviation Institute of Maintenance is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Fremont.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aviation Institute of Maintenance are $16,757 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from Aviation Institute of Maintenance carry an average student debtload of $27,852.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,979 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,278 in tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at Spokane Community College take out an average of $14,779 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego Miramar College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Diego Miramar College are $7,440 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Far Western US Region . Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas undergraduate students pay an average of $16,757 in tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas take out an average of $27,876 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $181, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Honolulu Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Honolulu CC are $8,310 a year.

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#7

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

Victor Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Victor Valley College are $10,125 a year.

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#8

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

With a ranking of #8, Skagit Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Skagit Valley College are $7,888 per year.

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Portland Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla Community College are $6,306 per year.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,808
California 4,993
Oregon 459
Nevada 552
Alaska 119
Hawaii 158

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 31 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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