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

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

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

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Arkansas 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

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

Our analysis found National Park College to be the most popular school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arkansas. Located in the small suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public school with a small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 96% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in vehicle repair at UA Pulaski Tech, 93% are male and 8% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. UA Cossatot is a small public school located in the rural area of De Queen.

Of the 38 students majoring in vehicle repair at UA Cossatot, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University Mid-South is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. ASU Mid-South is a small public school located in the large suburb of West Memphis.

About 8% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 93% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Arkansas State University - Beebe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Arkansas. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the fringe town of Beebe.

Of the 28 students majoring in vehicle repair at ASU-Beebe, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.

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Arkansas State University - Newport ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college with a small student population.

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

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#8

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

With a ranking of #8, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 13% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, South Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. SouthArk is a small public school located in the remote town of El Dorado.

Of the 25 students majoring in vehicle repair at SouthArk, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the distant town of Hope, UA Hope-Texarkana is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 416
Georgia 3,279
North Carolina 3,010
Florida 3,722
West Virginia 82
Louisiana 761
Virginia 595
Tennessee 1,165
Alabama 491
Kentucky 2,936
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 19 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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