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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$5,634 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 652 degrees and certificates from a Kansas school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Kansas 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.

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 Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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

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 Kansas. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highland Community College are $3,330 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Kansas City Kansas Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,164 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College take out an average of $6,075 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Kansas City Kansas Community College also made our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #5.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Kansas City Kansas Community College Report

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU Tech are $5,715 per year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at WSU Tech take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,024. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $159.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WSU Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for vehicle repair in Kansas.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn Tech are $8,640 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from Washburn Tech carry an average student debtload of $6,489.

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Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Salina Area Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Salina Tech is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Salina.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salina Tech are $7,320 per year.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Salina Area Technical College

Northwest Kansas Technical 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Goodland, NWKTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Northwest Kansas Technical College Report

Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 6 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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