2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanics & Repairers (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

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In 2019-2020, 420 people earned their degree in mechanics and repairers, making the major the 311th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 65 mechanics and repairers graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 mechanics and repairers graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in mechanics and repairers. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanics and repairers programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanics and repairers program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanics & Repairers (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

Hanceville, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$7,191 Average Net Price

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region 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 Community College, Hanceville is located in Hanceville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 associates’s mechanical repair degrees to qualified students.

Wallace State, Hanceville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wallace State, Hanceville is $7,191 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Mechanical Repair students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

#2

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$6,721 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s mechanical repair degrees to qualified students.

Tidewater Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,721 for southeast region associate degree mechanical repair students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tidewater Community College.

Full Tidewater Community College Mechanics & Repairers Report

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

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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