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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools
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.
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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 analysis found Universal Technical Institute - Orlando to be the most popular school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UTI Orlando is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern Ohio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools list. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Lima.
The excellent programs at Mech-Tech College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the United States. Mech-Tech College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Caguas.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universal Technical Institute - Avondale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools list. UTI Avondale is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.
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 city of Irving.
Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Universal Technical Institute - Dallas Report
Universal Technical Institute - Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UTI Houston is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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 school with a fairly large student population.
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Wyotech-Laramie came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Laramie, Wyotech-Laramie is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
With a ranking of #10, Spokane Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. 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 city of Sacramento, UTI Sacramento is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Tulsa Technology Center landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Universal Technical Institute - Phoenix did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale, UTI Phoenix is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Universal Technical Institute - Illinois landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. UTI Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.
Texas State Technical College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
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With a ranking of #16, National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. 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 large suburb of Mooresville, NASCAR Technical Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Universal Technical Institute - Exton came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools ranking. UTI Exton is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Exton.
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El Centro College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.
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Universal Technical Institute - Rancho Cucamonga landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. UTI Rancho Cucamonga is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.
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Antelope Valley College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #22, Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.
Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Lincoln Tech - Nashville is a small private for-profit school located in the 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 large city of Denver, Lincoln Tech - Denver is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Lincoln College of Technology - Denver Report
Central Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.