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2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$6,847 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,393 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies 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. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools

#1

Sonoran Desert Institute

Scottsdale, AZ
$10,950 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Sonoran Desert Institute the best value school in the Southwest Region for mechanic and repair technologies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, Sonoran Desert Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sonoran Desert Institute are $10,950 per year. After completing their degree, mechanic and repair technologies graduates from Sonoran Desert Institute carry an average student debtload of $11,225.

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$4,872 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wharton County Junior College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College are $4,872 per year.

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#3

South Plains College

Levelland, TX
$4,276 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX
$4,704 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year. The average amount in student loans that mechanic and repair technologies majors at Amarillo College take out is $10,213.

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#5

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The excellent programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanic and repair technologies schools in the Southwest Region . North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mechanic and repair technologies majors at North Harris Montgomery take out is $5,544.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Harris Montgomery also is in the top 15% of our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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#6

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX
$5,256 Average Tuition & Fees

Kilgore College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kilgore College are $5,256 a year.

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mechanic and repair technologies programs. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a large public school located in the city of Chandler.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mechanic and repair technologies graduates from Chandler-Gilbert Community College take out $10,531 in student loans while working on their degree.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$5,040 Average Tuition & Fees

San Jacinto Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mechanic and repair technologies programs. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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#9

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX
$5,236 Average Tuition & Fees

Texarkana College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texarkana College are $5,236 per year. Mechanic & Repair Technologies majors at Texarkana College take out an average of $9,241 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mechanic and repair technologies majors at Tarrant County College take out is $14,355.

In addition to its great value ranking, Tarrant County College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic and repair technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,467
Texas 2,021
New Mexico 130
Oklahoma 282

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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