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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

72 Colleges
$38,067 Avg Salary
$14,085 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree School for You

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is the #71 most popular major in the country with 56,539 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program at each school on the list.

Check out the vehicle repair associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Universal Technical Institute - Avondale the most popular school in the Southwest Region for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale, UTI Avondale is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 3% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at UTI Avondale take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,670. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $208.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Universal Technical Institute - Dallas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance and repair schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Irving, UTI Dallas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 3% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from UTI Dallas take out $17,389 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $195.

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Out of the 72 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, Western Technical College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 5% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Western Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,798. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $97, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance and repair schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 7% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

Vehicle Repair majors at TSTC take out an average of $13,752 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest University at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of El Paso, Southwest University at El Paso is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 3% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, vehicle repair graduates from Southwest University at El Paso carry an average student debt load of $20,073. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $79.

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#6

Hallmark University

San Antonio, TX

Hallmark University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Hallmark is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 10% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from Hallmark take out $21,529 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $146, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for vehicle maintenance and repair students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.

Of the 83 students majoring in vehicle repair at OSU Institute of Technology, 96% are male and 4% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, vehicle repair graduates from OSU Institute of Technology carry an average student debt load of $11,679. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $256.

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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Spartan College - Tulsa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 77 students majoring in vehicle repair at Spartan College - Tulsa, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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#9

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 12% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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#10

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

With a ranking of #10, El Centro College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in vehicle repair at El Centro College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from El Centro College take out $12,019 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
12 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
13 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
14 Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,683
Arizona 752
Oklahoma 162
New Mexico 104

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 27 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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