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2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,852 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,179 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanics & Repairers School for You

Mechanics & Repairers is the #317 most popular major in the country with 391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for mechanical repair students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools in the United States

Check out the mechanical repair programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanics & Repairers

Our 2023 rankings named Fox Valley Technical College the best value school in the United States for mechanics and repairers students. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Mechanics & Repairers Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$8,550 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools list. Located in the distant town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wallace State, Hanceville are $8,550 a year.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Mechanics & Repairers Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Mech-Tech College

Caguas, PR
$10,098 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mech-Tech College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools list. Located in the small city of Caguas, Mech-Tech College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mech-Tech College are $10,098 a year. On average, mechanical repair graduates from Mech-Tech College take out $7,645 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Macomb Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanics and repairers schools in the United States. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Macomb Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,680 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Macomb Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanics & Repairers Schools list.

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$23,435 Average Tuition & Fees

Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year. Mechanical Repair majors at USU take out an average of $9,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$11,564 Average Tuition & Fees

Tidewater Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mechanics and repairers programs. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $11,564 per year.

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$13,307 Average Tuition & Fees

Linn-Benton Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools ranking. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LBCC are $13,307 a year.

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$7,250 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mechanics & Repairers Schools list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $7,250 a year.

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Mechanics & Repairers by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Mechanics & Repairers is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 56,539
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 19,594
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,717
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7,770
Precision Systems Maintenance 1,932

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Alfred Palmer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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