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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
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.
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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 2023 rankings named Highland Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,864 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.
ATCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,107 in tuition and fees each 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
WSU Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,578 in tuition and fees each 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.
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 remote town of Thief River Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 a 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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With a ranking of #6, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,881 in tuition and fees each 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.
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Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.
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St Cloud Technical and Community 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 #8 on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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 city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly 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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With a ranking of #10, Central Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,710 a year.
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 Related Majors for Vehicle Repair
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Vehicle Repair Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Vehicle Repair
| 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.
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