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

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

In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 857 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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The Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Minnesota to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in vehicle repair at Hennepin Technical College, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in vehicle repair at Northland Community and Technical College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Pine Technical & Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the town of Pine City.

Of the 13 students majoring in vehicle repair at Pine Technical & Community College, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#5

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public school with a small student population.

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Minnesota West Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the town of Granite Falls.

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Dakota County Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

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#9

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for vehicle maintenance & repair students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. LSC is a small public school located in the city of Duluth.

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Minnesota State College Southeast landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 652
Missouri 500
South Dakota 206
Iowa 686
North Dakota 139
Nebraska 757

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 12 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.

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