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2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$7,468 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,680 Avg Salary

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

Mechanic & Repair Technologies is the #25 most popular major in Minnesota with 427 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Minnesota 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the best value school in Minnesota for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic and repair technologies schools in Minnesota. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.

St Cloud Technical and Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanic and repair technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.

Central Lakes College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northland Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

Northland Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

With a ranking of #8, Ridgewater College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at M State are $5,862 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Hibbing Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their associate degree. Hibbing Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Hibbing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hibbing Community College are $5,773 per year.

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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 261
Iowa 395
South Dakota 214
Missouri 472
Nebraska 359
North Dakota 101

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

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 12 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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