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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

22 Colleges
$38,295 Avg Salary
$13,111 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 63,451 vehicle maintenance & repair students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree 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.


 

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found New England Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

Of the 67 students majoring in vehicle repair at New England Tech, 91% are male and 9% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, vehicle repair majors at New England Tech accumulate an average of around $15,127 in student debt.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at New England Institute of Technology Report

#2

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the New England Region . MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills.

Women make up 8% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the New England Region . BFIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 20 students majoring in vehicle repair at BFIT, 90% are male and 10% are female.

Vehicle Repair majors at BFIT take out an average of $15,402 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in vehicle repair at MCC, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Vermont Tech is a small public school located in the remote area of Randolph.

About 13% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 88% are male.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Vermont Technical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 92% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, vehicle repair majors at Central Maine Technical College accumulate an average of around $12,121 in student debt.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Central Maine Community College

Nashua Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for vehicle maintenance & repair students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Nashua Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,016.

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#8

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for vehicle maintenance & repair students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Women make up 12% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Gateway Community College Report

With a ranking of #9, Northern Maine Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Northern Maine Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,029.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Northern Maine Community College Report

Lakes Region Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Laconia, Lakes Region Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 372
Maine 69
Connecticut 367
Rhode Island 126
New Hampshire 74
Vermont 18

One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, vehicle maintenance & repair has other similar majors worth exploring.

Vehicle Repair Focus Areas

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 22 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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