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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in New Jersey

15 Colleges
$31,500 Avg Salary
$11,400 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, vehicle maintenance & repair was ranked 6th in New Jersey. In fact, 973 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in New Jersey 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for vehicle repair majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Universal Technical Institute Bloomfield the most popular school in New Jersey for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield, UTI Bloomfield is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Union landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Lincoln Tech - Union is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Teterboro School of Aeronautics is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Teterboro School of Aeronautics is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teterboro.

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#5

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennco Tech-Blackwood. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Pennco Tech-Blackwood is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - South Plainfield 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. Lincoln Tech - South Plainfield is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of South Plainfield.

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Ocean County Vocational-Technical School 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. OCVTS is a small public school located in the suburb of Toms River.

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New Community Career & Technical Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. NCCTI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newark.

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Mobile Technical Training

South Hackensack, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Mobile Technical Training did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the suburb of South Hackensack, Mobile Technical Training is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,187
Pennsylvania 1,469
Maryland 239
Delaware 60

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 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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