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2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

94 Colleges
$31,570 Avg Salary
$12,581 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 94 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for vehicle repair majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Universal Technical Institute - Houston the most popular school in the Southwest Region for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. UTI Houston is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 599 students majoring in vehicle repair at UTI Houston, 95% are male and 5% are female.

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at UTI Houston take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,502. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $202, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 94 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Universal Technical Institute - Phoenix landed the # 2 spot on the list. UTI Phoenix is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 6% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 94% are male.

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at UTI Phoenix take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,537. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $171, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Universal Technical Institute - Phoenix Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance and repair schools in the Southwest Region . Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

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

The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,677. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $173, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 213 students majoring in vehicle repair at TSTC, 96% are male and 4% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from TSTC carry an average student debt load of $9,588.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tulsa Technology Center is a great place for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

About 10% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 90% are male.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from Tulsa Tech take out $11,332 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at South Texas Vo-Tech accumulate an average of around $14,950 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $80, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Irving, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in vehicle repair at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas, 95% are male and 5% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas accumulate an average of around $26,833 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $149, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Universal Technical Institute - Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 Irving, UTI Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 1% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 99% are male.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from UTI Dallas take out $16,502 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $202, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #9, Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a small public school located in the rural area of Muskogee.

About 12% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 88% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona Automotive Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for vehicle maintenance and repair students working on their undergraduate certificate. Arizona Automotive Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Women make up 13% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from Arizona Automotive Institute carry an average student debt load of $14,950. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $80, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 96% are male.

On average, vehicle repair graduates from Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston take out $28,224 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $216, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston Report

School of Automotive Machinists & Technology landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Located in the large city of Houston, School of Automotive Machinists & Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in vehicle repair at School of Automotive Machinists & Technology, 99% are male and 1% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair graduates from School of Automotive Machinists & Technology carry an average student debt load of $13,464. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $170, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Spartan College - Tulsa is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 6% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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#14

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate vehicle maintenance and repair programs. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

About 11% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 89% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, vehicle repair majors at Amarillo College accumulate an average of around $13,991 in student debt.

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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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
15 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
16 Northeast Technology Center-System Office Pryor, OK
17 Universal Technical Institute - Avondale Avondale, AZ
17 South Texas College McAllen, TX

Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance and repair colleges 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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