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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanics & Repairers (With Aid)

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanics & Repairers (With Aid)

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 For Those Getting Aid. Located in Hanceville, Alabama, this small public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified associates’s mechanical repair students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wallace State, Hanceville, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,411 for Associate Degree Mechanical Repair students with aid per year to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville.

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

#2

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Henry Ford College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s mechanical repair students in 2019-2020.

Henry Ford College also took the #3 spot 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 with aid.

Read full report on Mechanics & Repairers at Henry Ford College

#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Ivy Tech Community College is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 68 associates’s mechanical repair degrees in 2019-2020.

Ivy Tech Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,919 for associate degree mechanical repair students with aid per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.

Full Ivy Tech Community College Mechanics & Repairers Report

#4

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 7 associates’s mechanical repair degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College also made our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $8,408 for Associate Degree Mechanical Repair students with aid per year to attend Tidewater Community College.

Read more about Mechanics & Repairers at Tidewater Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 41 associates’s mechanical repair degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full USU Mechanics & Repairers Report

#6 in overall quality

Utah Valley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Repair Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 11 associates’s mechanical repair degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanics & Repairers Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,159 for Associate Degree Mechanical Repair students with aid per year to attend Utah Valley University.

Read more about 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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