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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$6,999 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,067 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree School for You

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is the #71 most popular major in the country with 56,539 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 Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for vehicle repair 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 Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Wharton County Junior College the best value school in the Southwest Region for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College are $4,872 per year.

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#2

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,276 per year.

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#3

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at Kilgore College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance and repair schools in the Southwest Region . Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kilgore College are $5,256 per year.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Out of the 32 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Harris Montgomery is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chandler.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chandler-Gilbert Community College are $7,854 per year.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Tarrant County College District landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Tarrant County College take out $15,077 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Tarrant County College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#7

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, vehicle repair graduates from Amarillo College carry an average student debtload of $21,665.

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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.

OSU Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $11,384 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at OSU Institute of Technology take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,679. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $256.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their associate degree. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Roswell.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $5,616 per year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at ENMU - Roswell Campus take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,098.

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San Jacinto Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance and repair colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,683
Arizona 752
Oklahoma 162
New Mexico 104

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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

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 Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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