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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$5,977 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,095 Avg Salary

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

Mechanic & Repair Technologies is the #25 most popular major in Minnesota with 427 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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 Alexandria Technical & Community College the best value school in Minnesota for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $5,910 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ATCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for mechanic and repair technologies in Minnesota.

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Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCTC are $6,208 a year.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hennepin Technical College is a great value for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Hibbing Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanic and repair technologies schools in Minnesota. Hibbing Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hibbing.

Hibbing Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a great value for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

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

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St Cloud Technical and Community 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. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.

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#7

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Century College are $5,907 a year.

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Northland Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 a year.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the remote town of Brainerd.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Lakes College are $5,954 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 261
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 13 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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