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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Florida

2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Florida

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$34,329 Avg Salary
$17,360 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 3,722 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in Florida 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for vehicle repair majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Universal Technical Institute - Orlando the most popular school in Florida for vehicle maintenance & repair students. UTI Orlando is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Clearwater, National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Florida list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

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Out of the 61 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, George T Baker Aviation Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, George T Baker Aviation Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Orlando. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Casselberry, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Orlando is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Lorenzo Walker Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Naples, Lorenzo Walker Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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George Stone Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Pensacola, George Stone Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#8

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

With a ranking of #8, Sheridan Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the large suburb of Hollywood, Sheridan Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.

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Lively Technical College

Tallahassee, FL

Lively Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Lively is a public college with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Florida award.

Rank College Location
11 J-Tech Institute Jacksonville, FL
12 Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus Orlando, FL

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

Majors Similar 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.

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