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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$14,214 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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.


 

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for vehicle repair majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Mohawk Valley Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Utica, MVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MVCC are $8,211 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at MVCC accumulate an average of around $7,782 in student debt.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Mohawk Valley Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia are $16,757 per year. Vehicle Repair majors at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia take out an average of $27,721 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosedale Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rosedale Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rosedale Technical College are $15,663 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Community College of Allegheny County helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCAC are $12,223 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Delaware County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,400 in tuition and fees each year.

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Bronx Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $8,086 per year.

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#7

Johnson College

Scranton, PA

Johnson College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the city of Scranton, Johnson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Johnson College undergraduate students pay an average of $20,025 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Penn College are $25,680 per year.

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#9

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY

SUNY Delhi ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Delhi is a small public school located in the town of Delhi.

SUNY Delhi undergraduate students pay an average of $12,490 in tuition and fees each year.

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Suffolk County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Suffolk County Community College are $11,740 a 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,187
Pennsylvania 1,469
New Jersey 973
Maryland 239
Delaware 60

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

Majors Similar to Vehicle Repair

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 29 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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