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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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In 2021-2022, 63,451 vehicle maintenance & repair students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 111 schools in the Southwest 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.
2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Universal Technical Institute - Avondale the most popular school in the Southwest Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students. UTI Avondale is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Avondale.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universal Technical Institute - Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTI Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irving.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Universal Technical Institute - Houston is a great place for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the city of Houston, UTI Houston is a private for-profit 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 Tulsa Technology Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universal Technical Institute - Phoenix. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale, UTI Phoenix is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Texas State Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.
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El Centro College 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. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
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With a ranking of #8, Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #9, St Philip’s College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. St Philip's College is a large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
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Western Technical 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. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of El Paso.
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Lone Star College System landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Tarrant County College District came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. It came in at #13 on the list. Spartan College - Tulsa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas Vo-Tech is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
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Pima Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.
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Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas 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. Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irving.
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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 the Southwest Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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17 | San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX |
18 | School of Automotive Machinists & Technology | Houston, TX |
19 | Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX |
20 | Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso, TX |
21 | Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee | Muskogee, OK |
22 | Hallmark University | San Antonio, TX |
Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State
Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 1,938 |
Texas | 5,561 |
Oklahoma | 1,807 |
New Mexico | 265 |
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Related Majors
One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, vehicle maintenance & repair has other similar majors worth exploring.
Vehicle Repair Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.