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2022 Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
205 Degrees Awarded
$6,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mechanics & Repairers is the 311th most popular major in the country with 420 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanics and repairers graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $9,700 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 205 mechanics and repairers graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in mechanics and repairers. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanics and repairers programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanics and repairers program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree mechanical repair students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanics & Repairers (Income $0-$30k)

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #1 spot on the list. Wallace State, Hanceville is a public institution located in Hanceville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wallace State, Hanceville also made our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Wallace State, Hanceville is $7,191 for associate degree mechanical repair students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Wallace State, Hanceville Mechanics & Repairers Report

#2

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 13 associates’s mechanical repair degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree mechanical repair students whose families make $0-$30k list, Henry Ford College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Henry Ford College is $2,460 for associate degree mechanical repair students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Henry Ford College Mechanics & Repairers Report

#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ivy Tech Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ivy Tech Community College is $5,397 for associate degree mechanical repair students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Ivy Tech Community College Mechanics & Repairers Report

#4

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 7 associates’s mechanical repair degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,721 for associate degree mechanical repair students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tidewater Community College.

Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at Tidewater Community College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified associates’s mechanical repair students in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,643 for associate degree mechanical repair students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend USU.

Read more about Mechanics & Repairers at USU

#6 in overall quality

Utah Valley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU also made our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $7,334 for associate degree mechanical repair students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UVU.

Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at UVU

Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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