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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,694 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,731 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 595 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Virginia 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.

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. 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.

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


 

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named New River Community College the best value school in Virginia for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Dublin, NRCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NRCC are $4,697 per year.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at New River Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Manassas, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas undergraduate students pay an average of $16,757 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $29,600.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake are $16,757 per year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake take out $25,221 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake Report

#4

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Advanced Technology Institute is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. ATI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATI are $13,920 per year. Vehicle Repair majors at ATI take out an average of $14,653 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $150, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Advanced Technology Institute

#5

Tidewater Tech-Trades

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Tech-Trades. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Tech-Trades is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Norfolk.

Tidewater Tech-Trades undergraduate students pay an average of $16,337 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from Tidewater Tech-Trades carry an average student debtload of $14,185.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Tidewater Tech-Trades

Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 416
Georgia 3,279
Arkansas 945
North Carolina 3,010
Florida 3,722
West Virginia 82
Louisiana 761
Tennessee 1,165
Alabama 491
Kentucky 2,936
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 5 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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