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2022 Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate

6 Ranked Colleges
205 Degrees Awarded
$8,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanics and repairers program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree mechanical repair students.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanics & Repairers

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate. Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is a small public school situated in Hanceville, Alabama. It awarded 42 associates’s mechanical repair degrees in 2019-2020.

Wallace State, Hanceville also made our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $7,411 for Associate Degree Mechanical Repair students per year to attend Wallace State, Hanceville.

Read more about Mechanics & Repairers at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mechanical repair degrees to 68 students 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 $6,919 for associate degree mechanical repair students.

Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at Ivy Tech Community College

#3

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate. Henry Ford College is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree mechanical repair students 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 $3,182 for Associate Degree Mechanical Repair students.

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#4

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 7 associates’s mechanical repair degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tidewater Community College is $8,408 for associate degree mechanical repair students.

Read more about Mechanics & Repairers at Tidewater Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 41 associates’s mechanical repair degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree mechanical repair students list, USU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USU is $13,634 for associate degree mechanical repair students.

Full USU Mechanics & Repairers Report

#6 in overall quality

Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UVU is $9,159 for Associate Degree Mechanical Repair students.

Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at Utah Valley University

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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