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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Connecticut

2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Connecticut

9 Colleges
$31,202 Avg Salary
$14,566 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You

In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 367 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 9th 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.

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 Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Connecticut 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 analysis found Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor to be the most popular school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Lincoln Tech - East Windsor is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of East Windsor.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

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#4

CT Aero Tech School

Hartford, CT

The excellent programs at CT Aero Tech School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Connecticut. CT Aero Tech School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stratford School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Stratford School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Stratford.

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With a ranking of #6, Bristol Technical Education Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, Bristol Technical Education Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden 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. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

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With a ranking of #9, Housatonic Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 372
Maine 69
Rhode Island 126
New Hampshire 74
Vermont 18

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 9 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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