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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$5,846 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,570 Avg Salary

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

With 278 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, vehicle maintenance and repair is the #39 most popular major in Iowa.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Iowa 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

NICC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at NICC accumulate an average of around $7,807 in student debt.

NICC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Northeast Iowa Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Iowa Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Northwest Iowa Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sheldon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest Iowa Community College are $6,540 per year.

Northwest Iowa Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Northwest Iowa Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance and repair schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, vehicle repair graduates from Western Iowa Tech Community College take out $10,437 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value vehicle maintenance and repair schools in Iowa. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DMACC are $5,220 a year.

DMACC also took the #5 spot in our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#5

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 8 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kirkwood Community College are $5,308 a year.

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#6

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Iowa Western Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Council Bluffs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa Western Community College are $6,330 per year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Iowa Western Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,679.

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Hawkeye Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Hawkeye Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Waterloo.

Hawkeye Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,977 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Hawkeye Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa rankings.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District 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 medium-sized city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges undergraduate students pay an average of $4,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 215
Minnesota 278
Kansas 166
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 8 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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