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2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$9,045 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,686 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies School for You

Mechanic & Repair Technologies is the #32 most popular major in Virginia with 253 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 Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Virginia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for mechanic and repair technologies 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 Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

$4,697 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found New River Community College to be the best value school for mechanic and repair technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Dublin, NRCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NRCC are $4,697 per year. Mechanic & Repair Technologies majors at NRCC take out an average of $14,749 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$5,355 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Western Community College is a great value for mechanic and repair technologies students. Virginia Western Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Roanoke.

Virginia Western Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,355 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,565 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Virginia list. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year. On average, mechanic and repair technologies graduates from Northern Virginia Community College take out $5,377 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northern Virginia Community College also did well on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$5,561 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year. On average, mechanic and repair technologies graduates from Tidewater Community College take out $9,907 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$16,757 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Manassas, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas undergraduate students pay an average of $16,757 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, mechanic and repair technologies graduates from Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas take out $31,050 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $217, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, VA
$13,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Advanced Technology Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Virginia ranking. ATI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

ATI undergraduate students pay an average of $13,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mechanic and repair technologies majors at ATI take out is $15,288. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $134.

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#7

Tidewater Tech-Trades

Norfolk, VA
$16,337 Average Tuition & Fees

Tidewater Tech-Trades did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Tidewater Tech-Trades is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Tech-Trades are $16,337 a year. On average, mechanic and repair technologies graduates from Tidewater Tech-Trades take out $14,722 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 609
West Virginia 46
South Carolina 275
Florida 741
Arkansas 175
Mississippi 323
Tennessee 76
Louisiana 129
Alabama 539
Kentucky 548
Georgia 1,315

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 7 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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