2023 Most Popular Online Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California

Finding the Most Popular Online Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 4,993 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

2023 Most Popular Online Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for vehicle repair majors pursuing an online basic certificate.

Most Popular Online California Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Washington	1,808
Oregon	459
Nevada	552
Alaska	119
Hawaii	158

Majors Related to Vehicle Repair

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

Most Popular Related Majors

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 2 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.