2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Arizona
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree School for You
With 752 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, vehicle maintenance and repair is the #37 most popular major in Arizona.
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.
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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arizona 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.
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.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Our analysis found Chandler-Gilbert Community College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance and repair students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arizona. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a large public school located in the city of Chandler.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College also made our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 4 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $2,250 per year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Pima County Community College District take out $12,783 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend GateWay Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GateWay Community College are $2,070 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Universal Technical Institute - Avondale is a great value for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale, UTI Avondale is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
On average, vehicle repair graduates from UTI Avondale take out $18,670 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $208.
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Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,683 |
| Oklahoma | 162 |
| New Mexico | 104 |
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Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Related Majors for Vehicle Repair
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Vehicle Repair
| 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 4 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.