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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut

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

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Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 367 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Connecticut 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.

#1

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Gateway Community College the most popular school in Connecticut for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

Of the 9 students majoring in vehicle repair at Gateway Community College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Out of the 3 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Naugatuck Valley Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Lincoln Tech - East Windsor is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of East Windsor.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 372
Maine 69
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 3 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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