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2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$14,058 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,095 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 847 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanic and repair technologies students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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 Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia the best value school in Pennsylvania for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia undergraduate students pay an average of $16,757 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Community College of Allegheny County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic and repair technologies schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Delaware County Community College is a great value for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Delaware County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Rosedale Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic and repair technologies schools in Pennsylvania. Rosedale Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rosedale Technical College are $15,663 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harrisburg Area Community College is a great value for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $8,295 per year.

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Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanic and repair technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pittsburgh Technical College are $16,699 per year.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanic and repair technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

Penn College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northampton County Area Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mechanic and repair technologies programs. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

Northampton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Johnson College

Scranton, PA

Johnson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanic and repair technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Scranton, Johnson College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Johnson College are $20,025 a year.

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

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#10

Fortis Institute - Forty Fort

Forty Fort, PA

Fortis Institute - Forty Fort ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Fortis Institute - Forty Fort is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Forty Fort.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fortis Institute - Forty Fort are $16,960 a year.

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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 44
New York 906
Maryland 60
Delaware 34

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 21 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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