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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$10,883 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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


 

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Check out the vehicle repair undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

#1

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Our analysis found Massachusetts Bay Community College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the New England Region . MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MassBay Community College are $10,320 per year.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Massachusetts Bay Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Maine Community College are $6,757 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Porter and Chester Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $15,856 in tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at Porter and Chester Institute take out an average of $13,167 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $156, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Maine Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $6,610 per year.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Northern Maine Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden are $14,870 per year.

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MotoRing Technical Training Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Seekonk, MTTI is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from MTTI take out $7,475 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $117.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at MotoRing Technical Training Institute Report

Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Lincoln Tech - East Windsor is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of East Windsor.

Vehicle Repair majors at Lincoln Tech - East Windsor take out an average of $14,320 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $153.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor Report

With a ranking of #6, IYRS School of Technology & Trades did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. IYRS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at IYRS School of Technology & Trades

National Aviation Academy of New England came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. National Aviation Academy of New England is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Concord.

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at National Aviation Academy of New England take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,789. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at National Aviation Academy of New England Report

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 372
Maine 69
Connecticut 367
Rhode Island 126
New Hampshire 74
Vermont 18

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 9 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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