2025 Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools

Mechanics & Repairers is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #155 out of the 328 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 247 associate degrees in mechanics & repairers during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mechanics & Repairers School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of mechanics & repairers for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mechanics & repairers students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mechanics & repairers students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt mechanics & repairers students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanics & repairers related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mechanics & repairers students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Mechanics & Repairers in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for mechanics & repairers students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Schools for an Associate in Mechanical Repair

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

89 Annual Graduates

Ivy Tech Community College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing an associate degree in mechanics & repairers. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in mechanics & repairers from Ivy Tech Community College

2

Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI

15 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in mechanics & repairers needs to take a look at Henry Ford College. Located in the city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in mechanics & repairers from Henry Ford College

3

Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA

10 Annual Graduates

Tidewater Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in mechanics & repairers. Tidewater Community College is a large public college located in the city of Norfolk.More information about a associate in mechanics & repairers from Tidewater Community College

Mechanics & Repairers by Region

View the Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Mechanics & Repairers Related Rankings by Major

Mechanics & Repairers is one of 7 different types of Mechanic & Repair Technologies programs to choose from.

Mechanical Repair Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mechanics & Repairers	247

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	16,706
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	2,139
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	1,558
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	1,541
Precision Systems Maintenance	1,017
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other)	908
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies.	54

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Alfred Palmer. More about our data sources and methodologies.