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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

35 Colleges
$9,513 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,731 Avg Salary

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.


 

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes 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 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 school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at FVTC accumulate an average of around $8,091 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, FVTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Fox Valley Technical College Report

Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at CVTC take out an average of $9,445 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

CVTC also made our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each 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.

Madison College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Technical College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College 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 #5 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,731 per 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Gateway 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 #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $6,917 per 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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With a ranking of #8, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,722 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at WCTC accumulate an average of around $9,708 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, WCTC 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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Milwaukee Area 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $7,018 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from MATC carry an average student debtload of $7,866.

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#10

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 727
Indiana 905
Wisconsin 820
Ohio 1,409
Illinois 2,629

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 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.

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