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Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 952 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the United States
Check out the vehicle repair programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Our 2023 rankings named Universal Technical Institute - Orlando the most popular school in the United States for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UTI Orlando is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent programs at University of Northwestern Ohio helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the United States. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lima.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mech-Tech College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools list. Mech-Tech College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Caguas.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Universal Technical Institute - Avondale is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students. UTI Avondale is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.
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The excellent programs at Universal Technical Institute - Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the United States. UTI Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irving.
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Universal Technical Institute - Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the city of Houston, UTI Houston is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Ivy Tech Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
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Wyotech-Laramie landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the remote town of Laramie, Wyotech-Laramie is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Spokane Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Universal Technical Institute - Sacramento landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the large city of Sacramento, UTI Sacramento is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Tulsa Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #13, Universal Technical Institute - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale, UTI Phoenix is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Universal Technical Institute - Illinois ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools list. UTI Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.
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With a ranking of #15, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.
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National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools ranking. National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clearwater.
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NASCAR Technical Institute came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Mooresville, NASCAR Technical Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Universal Technical Institute - Exton landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. UTI Exton is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Exton.
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With a ranking of #19, El Centro College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
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Universal Technical Institute - Rancho Cucamonga did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #20 on the list. UTI Rancho Cucamonga is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.
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With a ranking of #21, Antelope Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Gateway Community and Technical College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public college with a small student population.
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Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #23 on the list. Lincoln Tech - Nashville is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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Lincoln College of Technology - Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Lincoln Tech - Denver is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Central Community College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 952 different United States vehicle maintenance & repair schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools award.
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair by Region
View the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Related Majors
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 Majors Related 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 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.