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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Kansas

2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$6,548 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,171 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies School for You

With 261 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanic and repair technologies is the #23 most popular major in Kansas.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kansas 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

$3,300 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Kansas City Kansas Community College to be the best value school for mechanic and repair technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Kansas City Kansas Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mechanic and repair technologies majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College take out is $5,170.

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$5,963 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU Tech are $5,963 a year. Mechanic & Repair Technologies majors at WSU Tech take out an average of $15,865 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$8,323 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Washburn Tech are $8,323 a year. Mechanic & Repair Technologies majors at Washburn Tech take out an average of $5,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$7,460 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Salina Area Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanic and repair technologies schools in Kansas. Salina Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Salina.

Salina Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,460 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,692 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at North Central Kansas Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanic and repair technologies schools in Kansas. North Central Kansas Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

North Central Kansas Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,692 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northwest Kansas Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Kansas list. Located in the remote town of Goodland, NWKTC is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, mechanic and repair technologies graduates from NWKTC carry an average student debtload of $12,000.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 427
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 6 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.

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