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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

39 Colleges
$6,076 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Plains States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

Check out the mechanic and repair technologies undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Highland Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Highland Community College are $3,570 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ATCC are $5,910 a year.

ATCC also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Dakota County 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 Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,208 per year.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 a year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

WSU Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,875 in tuition and fees each year.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mechanic and repair technologies programs. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,862 a year.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

With a ranking of #8, Century College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.

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

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Northland Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mechanic and repair technologies programs. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

Northland Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,052 in tuition and fees each year.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mechanic and repair technologies programs. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 a year.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 261
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 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.

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