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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for vehicle repair majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology the most popular school in the New England Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. BFIT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 19 students majoring in vehicle repair at BFIT, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#2

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cape Cod Community College is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of West Barnstable, Cape Cod Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 82% are male.

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#3

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Great Bay Community College 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 . Located in the suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

Women make up 11% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Quinsigamond Community College is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, White Mountains Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. White Mountains Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Berlin.

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With a ranking of #7, Manchester Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Manchester Community College Report

#8

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Southern Maine Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. SMCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of South Portland.

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Vermont Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Vermont Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Randolph.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools 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 15 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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