2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, vehicle maintenance and repair was ranked #71 in the country. In fact 56,539 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance and repair students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from FVTC carry an average student debtload of $9,304.
FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from CVTC take out $11,153 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
CVTC also took the #5 spot in our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year.
Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.
NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,849 in tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at NWTC take out an average of $10,297 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,683 per year.
Southwest Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Gateway Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from Gateway Technical College carry an average student debtload of $11,582.
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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at WCTC accumulate an average of around $10,100 in student debt.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $6,908 a year. Vehicle Repair majors at MATC take out an average of $8,945 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Lakeshore Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,056 per year.
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Request InformationBest Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State
Explore the best vehicle maintenance and repair schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 228 |
| Ohio | 839 |
| Illinois | 449 |
| Indiana | 215 |
| Wisconsin | 134 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
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