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2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$5,964 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,570 Avg Salary

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. 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Plains States 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.

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the vehicle repair undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Highland Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Highland, Highland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Highland Community College are $3,570 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great value for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Southeast Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,235.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Alexandria Technical & Community College is a great value for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public school with a small student population.

ATCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,910 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ATCC also did well on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance and repair schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU Tech are $6,875 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from WSU Tech carry an average student debtload of $15,441.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northland Community and Technical College is a great value for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 per year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Northland Community and Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,641.

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#6

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College 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 Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 per year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Hennepin Technical College take out $13,196 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Hennepin Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 per year.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.

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Metropolitan Community College 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 #9 on the list. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.

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#10

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance and repair schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 215
Minnesota 278
Kansas 166
Iowa 278
Nebraska 275
North Dakota 79
South Dakota 178

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 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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