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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Texas

49 Colleges
$34,684 Avg Salary
$13,823 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair School for You

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is the #43 most popular major in Texas with 1,683 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in Texas to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Universal Technical Institute - Dallas the most popular school in Texas for vehicle maintenance and repair students. UTI Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irving.

While working on their degree, vehicle repair majors at UTI Dallas accumulate an average of around $16,679 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $199.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Universal Technical Institute - Houston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UTI Houston is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, vehicle repair majors at UTI Houston accumulate an average of around $16,679 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $199.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Texas list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Vehicle Repair majors at TSTC take out an average of $9,042 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Out of the 49 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 4 spot on the list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at El Centro College take out is $9,164.

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The excellent programs at Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best vehicle maintenance and repair schools in Texas. Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, vehicle repair graduates from Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie carry an average student debt load of $12,856. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $200, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance and repair students. It came in at #6 on the list. St Philip's College is a large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Western Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Texas ranking. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of El Paso.

After completing their degree, vehicle repair graduates from Western Technical College carry an average student debt load of $17,279. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $97, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for vehicle maintenance and repair students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Vehicle Repair majors at North Harris Montgomery take out an average of $3,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from Tarrant County College take out $14,355 in student loans while working on their degree.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in Texas ranking. South Texas Vo-Tech is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from South Texas Vo-Tech take out $15,333 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $80, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 752
Oklahoma 162
New Mexico 104

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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