2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 278 degrees and certificates were awarded to vehicle maintenance and repair students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #63 most popular major in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Minnesota 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.
Top 10 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Alexandria Technical & Community College to be the best value school for vehicle maintenance and repair students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Minnesota. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.
ATCC also made our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hibbing Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the remote town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hibbing Community College are $5,773 a year.
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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Northland Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Vehicle Repair majors at Northland Community and Technical College take out an average of $12,641 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,741 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at Hennepin Technical College accumulate an average of around $13,196 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.
St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the remote town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Lakes College are $5,954 per year.
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Century College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from Century College carry an average student debtload of $14,248.
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With a ranking of #9, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,208 per year.
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Ridgewater College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $5,914 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 215 |
| Kansas | 166 |
| Iowa | 278 |
| Nebraska | 275 |
| North Dakota | 79 |
| South Dakota | 178 |
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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 Majors Related 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 14 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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