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2025 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges in Illinois
5,339 Mechanic & Repair Technologies Degrees Awarded
$39,472 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in mechanic & repair technologies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #27 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of mechanic & repair technologies. Combined, these schools handed out 5,339 degrees in mechanic & repair technologies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mechanic & Repair Technologies School

Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Illinois Your choice of mechanic & repair technologies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Mechanic & Repair Technologies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Mechanic & Repair Technologies Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

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 Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Mechanic & Repair Technologies in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mechanic & repair technologies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

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Parkland College
Champaign, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
85 Mechanic & Repair Technologies Degrees Awarded
$51,093 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Parkland College if you want to pursue a degree in mechanic & repair technologies. Parkland College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Champaign. This college ranks 56th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 85 mechanic & repair technologies students who graduated with this degree at Parkland College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the mechanic & repair technologies degree program at Parkland College make $11,621 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Rock Valley College
Rockford, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
208 Mechanic & Repair Technologies Degrees Awarded
$41,625 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in mechanic & repair technologies has to take a look at Rock Valley College. Rock Valley College is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize city of Rockford. A Best Colleges rank of #1102 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rock Valley College is a great college overall.

There were about 208 mechanic & repair technologies students who graduated with this degree at Rock Valley College in the most recent year we have data available. Those mechanic & repair technologies students who get their degree from Rock Valley College receive $2,153 more than the standard mechanic & repair technologies grad.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
208 Mechanic & Repair Technologies Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in mechanic & repair technologies needs to look into Southwestern Illinois College. Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 44th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 208 mechanic & repair technologies students who graduated with this degree at SWIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
141 Mechanic & Repair Technologies Degrees Awarded
12.8% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park if you wish to pursue a degree in mechanic & repair technologies. Located in the suburb of Melrose Park, Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 141 mechanic & repair technologies students who graduated with this degree at Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the mechanic & repair technologies program state that they receive average early career income of $33,754.

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Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Indiana 38 351
Michigan 38 399
Ohio 38 868
Wisconsin 37 230

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Mechanic & Repair Technologies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 3,067
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 1,445
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 511
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 300
Precision Systems Maintenance 12
Mechanics & Repairers 3
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 1

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