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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$8,625 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,570 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 449 degrees and certificates were awarded to vehicle maintenance and repair students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #70 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for vehicle repair majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

#1

Rock Valley College

Rockford, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Rock Valley College the best value school in Illinois for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rock Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rock Valley College are $8,924 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from Rock Valley College carry an average student debtload of $11,676.

Rock Valley College also made our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Land Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LLCC are $6,840 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from LLCC carry an average student debtload of $9,352.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwestern Illinois College is a great value for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at SWIC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,540.

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#4

Kishwaukee College

Malta, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kishwaukee College is a great value for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Malta, Kishwaukee College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kishwaukee College are $9,390 per year.

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#5

Parkland College

Champaign, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Parkland College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Parkland College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Champaign.

Parkland College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,580 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Universal Technical Institute - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, UTI Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from UTI Illinois take out $16,509 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $209, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for vehicle maintenance and repair students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Melrose Park, Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Vehicle Repair majors at Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park take out an average of $15,500 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $129, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 228
Ohio 839
Indiana 215
Wisconsin 134

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 7 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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