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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall high performance & custom engine technician/mechanic education in the The Plains States Region.
Leading the list is Ranken Technical College, our #1 school for high performance & custom engine technician/mechanic. Set in the city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. About 31% of students finish within six years. Ranken Technical College awarded about 16 high performance & custom engine technician/mechanic degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, high performance & custom engine technician/mechanic degree recipients from Ranken Technical College generally make around $40,273. Typical student debt for the program is $12,604.
Read more about the high performance & custom engine technician/mechanic program at Ranken Technical College
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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