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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota

22 Colleges
$31,731 Avg Salary
$12,144 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 857 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Minnesota to see which undergraduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 97% are male.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from Hennepin Technical College take out $10,097 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Central Lakes College - Brainerd helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Minnesota. Located in the town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in vehicle repair at Central Lakes College, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Out of the 22 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota West Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the remote town of Granite Falls.

Women make up 10% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Minnesota West Community and Technical College Report

#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Out of the 22 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in vehicle repair at Century College, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Alexandria Technical & Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Minnesota. Located in the remote town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Alexandria Technical & Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at St Cloud Technical and Community College Report

Riverland Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Riverland Community College is a small public school located in the town of Austin.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Riverland Community College Report

#8

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. LSC is a small public school located in the city of Duluth.

Women make up 11% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Lake Superior College Report

#9

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Vehicle Repair majors at Saint Paul College take out an average of $15,882 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #10, Anoka Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 90% are male.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 652
Missouri 500
South Dakota 206
Iowa 686
North Dakota 139
Nebraska 757

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 22 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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