by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 28,872 people earned their degree in automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,840 automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 937 automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 78 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician students.
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern Ohio landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Northwestern Ohio is located in Lima, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 261 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Melrose Park, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ohio Technical College is a private for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis is a small school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 11 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Frontier Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Frontier Community College is a small school located in Fairfield, Illinois that handed out 5 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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Triton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Illinois Central College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Central College is a public institution located in East Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Michigan College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwestern Michigan College is located in Dowagiac, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
Danville Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. DACC is a small school located in Danville, Illinois that handed out 7 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Parkland College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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Western Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Western Technical College is a public institution located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Joliet Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Joliet, Illinois. It awarded 29 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Washtenaw Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Washtenaw Community College is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Olney Central College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Olney Central College is located in Olney, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
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Waubonsee Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Waubonsee is a public institution located in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Muskegon Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Muskegon Community College is a small public school situated in Muskegon, Michigan. It awarded 5 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bay de Noc Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bay de Noc Community College is located in Escanaba, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #20, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region list. City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Highland Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Highland Community College is a small public school situated in Freeport, Illinois. It awarded 4 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees in 2020-2021.
Macomb Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Macomb Community College is located in Warren, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
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Moraine Park Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Gateway Technical College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Alpena Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Alpena, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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