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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Tennessee

2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Tennessee

29 Colleges
$28,926 Avg Salary
$11,320 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 Tennessee. With 1,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in Tennessee 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges.

Our analysis found Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville to be the most popular school for vehicle maintenance & repair students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Lincoln Tech - Nashville is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville Report

#2

North Central Institute

Clarksville, TN

Out of the 29 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Clarksville, North Central Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Memphis is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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Out of the 29 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville landed the # 4 spot on the list. TCAT - Nashville is a small public school located in the city of Nashville.

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Out of the 29 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. TCAT - Murfreesboro is a fairly small public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

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With a ranking of #6, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. TCAT - Morristown is a fairly small public school located in the city of Morristown.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Knoxville, TCAT - Knoxville is a public school with a small student population.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Elizabethton is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Elizabethton.

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With a ranking of #9, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. TCAT - Dickson is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Dickson.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Crossville is a fairly small public school located in the town of Crossville.

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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
Florida 3,722
Virginia 595
Louisiana 761
West Virginia 82
Alabama 491
Kentucky 2,936
Mississippi 563

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 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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