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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Virginia

20 Colleges
$33,822 Avg Salary
$16,599 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You

In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 595 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Virginia 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 2023 rankings named Tidewater Community College the most popular school in Virginia for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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#2

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Advanced Technology Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Virginia list. ATI is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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The excellent programs at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Virginia. Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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#4

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

The excellent programs at Blue Ridge Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Virginia. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

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

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Northern Virginia Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

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#7

Tidewater Tech-Trades

Norfolk, VA

Tidewater Tech-Trades came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Tidewater Tech-Trades is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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Reynolds Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Virginia list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

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Virginia Highlands Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. VHCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Abingdon.

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#10

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

Germanna Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #10 on the list. Germanna Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

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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
West Virginia 82
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

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 20 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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