2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You
With 432 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, vehicle maintenance and repair is the #89 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
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.
The Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best value experiences for vehicle repair students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Pennsylvania
Check out the vehicle repair programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools
Our analysis found Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance and repair students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 per year. Vehicle Repair majors at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology take out an average of $8,326 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia is a great value for vehicle maintenance and repair students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia are $16,757 per year. Vehicle Repair majors at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia take out an average of $25,591 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is a great value for vehicle maintenance and repair students. PIA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Mifflin.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PIA are $16,650 a year. After completing their degree, vehicle repair graduates from PIA carry an average student debtload of $14,749. 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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The excellent programs at Community College of Allegheny County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance and repair schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.
CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance and repair schools in Pennsylvania. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.
HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,295 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.
Penn College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Penn College take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $424.
Rosedale Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Rosedale Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rosedale Technical College are $15,663 per year. While working on their degree, vehicle repair majors at Rosedale Technical College accumulate an average of around $15,955 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $185, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Delaware County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Delaware County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Northampton County Area Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northampton Community College are $10,350 a year.
Johnson College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Located in the small city of Scranton, Johnson College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Johnson College are $20,025 a year.
Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 672 |
Maryland | 57 |
New Jersey | 13 |
Delaware | 26 |
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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 |
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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 18 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.
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