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2023 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

109 Colleges
$32,095 Avg Salary
$11,441 Avg Student Debt

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

Mechanic & Repair Technologies is the #30 most popular major in California with 2,003 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 109 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanic & Repair Technologies program at each school on the list.

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

#1

UEI College-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

Our analysis found UEI College-Bakersfield to be the most popular school for mechanic and repair technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Bakersfield, UEI College-Bakersfield is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in mechanic and repair technologies at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Out of the 109 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Universal Technical Institute - Sacramento landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Sacramento, UTI Sacramento is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 5% of the mechanic and repair technologies majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at United Education Institute-Chula Vista helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanic and repair technologies schools in California. United Education Institute-Chula Vista is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chula Vista.

About 8% of the students majoring in mechanic and repair technologies at the school are women while 92% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanic and repair technologies schools in California. Located in the suburb of Inglewood, Spartan College - Los Angeles is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the mechanic and repair technologies majors at the school.

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#5

UEI College-Gardena

Gardena, CA

Out of the 109 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, UEI College-Gardena landed the # 5 spot on the list. UEI College-Gardena is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Gardena.

About 7% of the students majoring in mechanic and repair technologies at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Brownson Technical School ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Brownson Technical School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.

Of the 142 students majoring in mechanic and repair technologies at Brownson Technical School, 99% are male and 1% are female.

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United Education Institute-Anaheim did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanic and repair technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. United Education Institute-Anaheim is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Anaheim.

Women make up 5% of the mechanic and repair technologies majors at the school.

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#8

UEI College-Riverside

Riverside, CA

With a ranking of #8, UEI College-Riverside did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Riverside, UEI College-Riverside is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in mechanic and repair technologies at the school are women while 91% are male.

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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanic and repair technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Riverside, Spartan College - Inland Empire is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 125 students majoring in mechanic and repair technologies at Spartan College - Inland Empire, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Universal Technical Institute - Long Beach ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, UTI Long Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 4% of the mechanic and repair technologies majors at the school.

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United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate mechanic and repair technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Huntington Park, United Education Institute-Huntington Park Campus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in mechanic and repair technologies at the school are women while 94% are male.

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United Education Institute-West Covina came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. United Education Institute-West Covina is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Covina.

Women make up 6% of the mechanic and repair technologies majors at the school.

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United Education Institute-Ontario did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanic and repair technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. United Education Institute-Ontario is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Ontario.

Women make up 10% of the mechanic and repair technologies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #14, United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

About 4% of the students majoring in mechanic and repair technologies at the school are women while 96% are male.

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With a ranking of #15, United Education Institute-Encino did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanic and repair technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Encino, United Education Institute-Encino is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 3% of the mechanic and repair technologies majors at the school.

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate mechanic and repair technologies programs. Aviation Institute of Maintenance is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Oakland.

About 6% of the students majoring in mechanic and repair technologies at the school are women while 94% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
17 Institute of Technology Clovis, CA
18 West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA
19 UEI College-Fresno Fresno, CA
19 UEI College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA
21 Universal Technical Institute - Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 622
Oregon 247
Hawaii 75
Nevada 99
Alaska 26

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 26 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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