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2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

51 Colleges
$9,547 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,095 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Fox Valley Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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

FVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at Chippewa Valley 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 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CVTC is ranked #5 for overall quality for mechanic and repair technologies in the Great Lakes Region .

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Madison Area 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 . Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a 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 #2 on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northeast Wisconsin 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 . NWTC is a 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, NWTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#5

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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.

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

Full Mechanic & Repair Technologies at Western Technical College Report

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WITC are $6,960 per year.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mechanic and repair technologies programs. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southwest Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for mechanic and repair technologies in the Great Lakes Region .

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Gateway Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

Gateway Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,803 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mechanic & Repair Technologies at Gateway Technical College Report

With a ranking of #9, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year.

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#10

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,056 per year.

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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 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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