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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$32,807 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,006 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is the #55 most popular major in Rhode Island with 100 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value programs for vehicle repair students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

$32,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found New England Institute of Technology to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance and repair students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New England Tech are $32,807 a year. Vehicle Repair majors at New England Tech take out an average of $14,167 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $149, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

New England Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at New England Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 2 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, IYRS School of Technology & Trades landed the # 2 spot on the list. IYRS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

After completing their degree, vehicle repair graduates from IYRS carry an average student debtload of $11,000.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at IYRS School of Technology & Trades Report

Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 87
Connecticut 16
New Hampshire 47
Maine 37
Vermont 15

One of 7 majors within the area of study, vehicle maintenance and repair has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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