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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You
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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
The Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 101 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region
Check out the vehicle repair programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 15% Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.
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The excellent programs at Hennepin Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools in the Plains States Region . Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Southeast Community College Area came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.
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Ranken Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
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Des Moines Area Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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State Technical College of Missouri came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.
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Minneapolis 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 #11 on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a large student population.
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Dakota County Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.
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Eastern Iowa Community College District ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Davenport.
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North Dakota State College of Science came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public school with a small student population.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools in the Plains States Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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16 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City | Kansas City, MO |
17 | Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs, IA |
17 | Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City, IA |
19 | Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria, MN |
20 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City, KS |
Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State
Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 652 |
Missouri | 500 |
Minnesota | 857 |
South Dakota | 206 |
Iowa | 686 |
North Dakota | 139 |
Nebraska | 757 |
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 |
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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.