2026 Best Value General Mechanics & Repairers Schools in Michigan
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general mechanics & repairers, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Mechanics & Repairers Schools
For return on investment in general mechanics & repairers, no school beat Oakland Community College this year. Oakland Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Auburn Hills. Students from in state pay about $3,120 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $5,560. Students borrow a median of $15,865 to complete the general mechanics & repairers program here. Early-career general mechanics & repairers graduates make about $43,205. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Kellogg Community College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value general mechanics & repairers schools. Located in the city of Battle Creek, Kellogg Community College is a moderately-sized public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $4,118, compared with $8,282 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general mechanics & repairers graduates is $20,432. Early-career general mechanics & repairers graduates make about $32,616. Set against $20,432 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
[General Mechanics & Repairers](/majors/mechanical-repair-technologies/mechanics-repairers/mechanics-and-repairers-general/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
