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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Southwest 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.
Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Amarillo College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Amarillo College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,352.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Wharton County Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Southwest Region . Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Wharton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College are $5,052 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kilgore College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the fringe town of Kilgore, Kilgore College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kilgore College are $5,256 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Chandler, Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chandler-Gilbert Community College are $7,854 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from Chandler-Gilbert Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,415.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #6, Lone Star College System did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,456 in tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at North Harris Montgomery take out an average of $4,905 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Tarrant County College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Tarrant County College take out $11,968 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Texarkana College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the small city of Texarkana.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texarkana College are $5,332 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from Texarkana College carry an average student debtload of $7,399.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. TSTC is a large public school located in the city of Waco.
TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,094 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at TSTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,266.
TSTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Irving.
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas undergraduate students pay an average of $16,757 in tuition and fees each year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas take out $29,306 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 $195.
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Request InformationBest Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State
Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 1,938 |
| Texas | 5,561 |
| Oklahoma | 1,807 |
| New Mexico | 265 |
Majors Related to Vehicle Repair
One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, vehicle maintenance & repair has other similar majors worth exploring.
Vehicle Repair Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 37 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.
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