2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is the #57 most popular major in Oregon with 206 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Our analysis found Portland Community College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance and repair students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $4,810 per year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Portland Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,451.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Portland Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for vehicle repair in Oregon.
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Out of the 2 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Linn-Benton Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, LBCC is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LBCC are $5,675 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,622 |
| Washington | 421 |
| Nevada | 43 |
| Hawaii | 63 |
| Alaska | 20 |
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Majors Related to Vehicle Repair
One of 7 majors within the area of study, vehicle maintenance and repair has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 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).
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