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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 5,561 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Texas 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Tarrant County College District the best value school in Texas for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarrant County College are $3,402 a year. Vehicle Repair majors at Tarrant County College take out an average of $11,968 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.
Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Amarillo College take out $11,352 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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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 Texas list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wharton County Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wharton County Junior College are $3,804 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kilgore College is a great value for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Texas State Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,969 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from TSTC take out $9,266 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TSTC is ranked #2 for overall quality for vehicle repair in Texas.
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Lone Star College System came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $5,136 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at North Harris Montgomery accumulate an average of around $4,905 in student debt.
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Texarkana College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texarkana College are $3,916 per year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Texarkana College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,399.
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Southwest Texas Junior College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Southwest Texas Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Laredo College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Laredo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $4,500 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 1,938 |
Oklahoma | 1,807 |
New Mexico | 265 |
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Related Majors for Vehicle Repair
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Vehicle Repair Concentrations
Majors Similar to Vehicle Repair
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 20 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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