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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You

With 63,451 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 281 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Universal Technical Institute - Orlando to be the most popular school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . UTI Orlando is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Jefferson Community and Technical College is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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The excellent programs at National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Clearwater, National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

NASCAR Technical Institute

Mooresville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend NASCAR Technical Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. NASCAR Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Mooresville.

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Out of the 281 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville 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. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lincoln Tech - Nashville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta 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. Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Duluth.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #8 on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

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Guilford Technical Community College 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. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

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#10

Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY

Somerset Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #12, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Maysville Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #12 on the list. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

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Chattahoochee Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA

Savannah Technical College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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#16

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

Central Georgia Technical College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

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Northshore Technical Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Lacombe, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#18

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Wilkes Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Hazard Community and Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Hazard.

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#20

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

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With a ranking of #21, Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

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Wake Technical Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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With a ranking of #24, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

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Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, GA
#40

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, SC

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
43 National Park College Hot Springs, AR
43 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
45 Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples, FL
46 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
47 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
48 North Central Institute Clarksville, TN
49 Alamance Community College Graham, NC
49 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
51 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA
52 Arkansas State University - Beebe Beebe, AR
53 Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach, VA
53 Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA
55 Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, NC
56 Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL
56 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 416
Georgia 3,279
Arkansas 945
North Carolina 3,010
Florida 3,722
West Virginia 82
Louisiana 761
Virginia 595
Alabama 491
Kentucky 2,936
Tennessee 1,165
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

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.

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