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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$14,757 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. 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 Rocky Mountains 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 Western Wyoming Community College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . WWCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Rock Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WWCC are $8,640 a year.

WWCC also took the #2 spot in our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#2

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Eastern Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CEI are $6,750 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at CEI accumulate an average of around $14,371 in student debt.

CEI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#3

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

NIC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CWI are $7,344 a year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from CWI take out $8,452 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northern Wyoming Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the remote town of Sheridan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Wyoming Community College District are $11,130 per year.

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#6

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Helena College University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Helena, Helena College is a public school with a small student population.

Helena College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,863 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Montana State University - Northern did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montana State University - Northern are $18,665 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $24,223 a year.

USU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#10

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #10, Salt Lake Community 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 suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salt Lake Community College are $13,701 a year.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,884
Utah 758
Idaho 415
Montana 145
Wyoming 736

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 17 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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