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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

62 Colleges
$7,285 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 62 schools in the Southeast 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named South Louisiana Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year. Vehicle Repair majors at South Louisiana Community College take out an average of $6,880 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Louisiana Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Out of the 62 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Savannah Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,442 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 62 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ICC are $5,360 per year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 a year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#5

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hinds Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

Hinds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Crescent Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Crescent Technical College are $5,526 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,562 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the fringe town of Beebe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU-Beebe are $4,728 a year.

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West Georgia 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. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

West Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,522 in tuition and fees each year.

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Oconee Fall Line Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OFTC are $5,472 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
12 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 416
Georgia 3,279
Arkansas 945
North Carolina 3,010
Florida 3,722
West Virginia 82
Louisiana 761
Virginia 595
Alabama 491
Kentucky 2,936
Tennessee 1,165
Mississippi 563

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 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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