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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fox Valley Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,977 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at FVTC accumulate an average of around $8,091 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chippewa Valley Technical College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,793 a year. Vehicle Repair majors at CVTC take out an average of $9,445 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
CVTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,812 per year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Madison College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,650.
In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,788 per year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Western Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,959.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,965 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at NWTC accumulate an average of around $9,637 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, NWTC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for vehicle maintenance & repair students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,731 in tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at Southwest Tech take out an average of $7,622 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Southwest Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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Gateway Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Technical College are $6,917 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at Gateway Technical College accumulate an average of around $9,207 in student debt.
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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,722 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at WCTC accumulate an average of around $9,708 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #9, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,018 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from MATC carry an average student debtload of $7,866.
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With a ranking of #10, Lakeshore Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,326 per year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at LTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $6,947.
Request InformationBest Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State
Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 727 |
Indiana | 905 |
Wisconsin | 820 |
Ohio | 1,409 |
Illinois | 2,629 |
Majors Related to Vehicle Repair
One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, vehicle maintenance & repair has other similar majors worth exploring.
Vehicle Repair Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Vehicle Repair
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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.