Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #89 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 62 associate degrees in mechanic & repair tech (other) to qualified students.
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Average Early-Career Salaries
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mechanic & repair tech (other) students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of mechanic & repair tech (other) students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for mechanic & repair tech (other) to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanic & repair tech (other) related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for mechanic & repair tech (other) students working on their associate degree.
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 Tech (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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New Castle School of Trades is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in mechanic & repair tech (other). Located in the town of New Castle, New Castle School of Trades is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the mechanic & repair\ntech program state that they receive average early career wages of $36,916.
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.
by our College Data Analytics Team
