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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Michigan

2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Michigan

31 Colleges
$38,327 Avg Salary
$15,792 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You

In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 727 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 6th 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 31 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found MIAT College of Technology to be the most popular school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. MIAT College of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Canton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lansing Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Michigan list. LCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lansing.

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Out of the 31 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Washtenaw Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Macomb Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Michigan. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the city of Warren.

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#5

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Out of the 31 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

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#6

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #6 on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

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School of Missionary Aviation Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Ionia, School of Missionary Aviation Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Kalamazoo Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kalamazoo.

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With a ranking of #9, Wayne County Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #9 on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Western Michigan University Report

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 905
Wisconsin 820
Ohio 1,409
Illinois 2,629

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 25 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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