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Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$7,169 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Sonoran Desert Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

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

Sonoran Desert Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $10,950 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic and repair technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Wharton County Junior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic and repair technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,872 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#5

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kilgore College is a great value for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.

Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,256 in tuition and fees each year.

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a large public school located in the city of Chandler.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chandler-Gilbert Community College are $7,854 a year.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mechanic and repair technologies programs. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 a year.

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#8

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

Texarkana 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public college with a small student population.

Texarkana College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,236 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Tarrant County College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year.

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Texas State 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,369 per year.

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

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanic and repair technologies schools 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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