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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

39 Colleges
$6,104 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 Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Plains States 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.

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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 Highland Community College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

Highland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,330 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Highland Community College Report

Out of the 39 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,864 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $6,107 per year.

ATCC also made our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU Tech are $6,578 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at WSU Tech accumulate an average of around $12,024 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $159, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northland Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 per year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Northland Community and Technical College take out $12,722 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at Hennepin Technical College accumulate an average of around $10,097 in student debt.

Hennepin Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Hennepin Technical College Report

Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,098 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $20,178.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Report

St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St Cloud Technical and Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at St Cloud Technical and Community College Report

Metropolitan Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,815 a year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at MCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,123.

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#10

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 652
Missouri 500
Minnesota 857
South Dakota 206
Iowa 686
North Dakota 139
Nebraska 757

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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