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

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

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

In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 491 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Alabama 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wallace State Community College, Hanceville the most popular school in Alabama for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 6% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John C Calhoun State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama list. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in vehicle repair at Calhoun Community College, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Ingram State Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Deatsville, ISTC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 18% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

About 9% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 91% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Shelton State Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Alabama. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

Women make up 14% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwest-Shoals Community College is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Muscle Shoals, NW-SCC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Lurleen B Wallace 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 rural area of Andalusia, Lurleen B. Wallace Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Snead State 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 distant town of Boaz, Snead State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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Bevill State Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the distant town of Jasper, Bevill State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in vehicle repair at Bevill State Community College, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Wallace Community College, Dothan did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Wallace, Dothan is a small public school located in the small city of Dothan.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 416
Georgia 3,279
Arkansas 945
North Carolina 3,010
Florida 3,722
Louisiana 761
West Virginia 82
Virginia 595
Kentucky 2,936
Tennessee 1,165
Mississippi 563

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

Majors Similar 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 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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