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2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$9,344 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,680 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Mechanic & Repair Technologies is the #27 most popular major in the country with 96,336 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for mechanic and repair technologies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Chippewa Valley Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CVTC also is in the top 5% of our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#2

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic and repair technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year.

Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic and repair technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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

FVTC also took the #5 spot in our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic and repair technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year.

Madison College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Lakeshore Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic and repair technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LTC are $6,056 a year.

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Gateway Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 a year.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #8, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $6,908 a year.

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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic and repair technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 351
Michigan 399
Ohio 868
Illinois 673
Wisconsin 230

Mechanic & Repair Technologies Majors to Study

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
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,267
Mechanics & Repairers 391
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 126

Majors Similar to Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,328
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

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 Alfred Palmer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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