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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
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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.
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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Southeast Region Trade Schools in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.
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Out of the 281 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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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Out of the 281 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, NASCAR Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. NASCAR Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mooresville.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Gateway Community and Technical College is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.
Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, Lincoln Tech - Nashville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
With a ranking of #9, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.
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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 medium-sized student population.
Gwinnett Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Gwinnett Technical College
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Maysville Community and Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.
Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #14 on the list. 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 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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Central Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #16 on the list. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.
Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Central Georgia Technical College
Northshore Technical Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Lacombe, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Wilkes Community College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #19, Hazard Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Hazard.
Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Hazard Community and Technical College
Hinds Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Hinds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.
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Big Sandy 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 #21 on the list. Located in the town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.
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Wake 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 #23 on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.
Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Forsyth Technical Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
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 schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 3,279 |
| South Carolina | 416 |
| 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 |
Majors Related to Vehicle Repair
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Vehicle Repair Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Vehicle Repair
| 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.