2025 Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools

When it comes to popularity, an associate degree in marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician sits in the middle of the road, ranking #482 out of 1020 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 associate degrees in marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician School for Your Associate Degree

The marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality marine maintenance/fitter and ship repair technology/technician program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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.

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 marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician.

Top Schools for an Associate in Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician

1

Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician needs to check out Hennepin Technical College. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician from Hennepin Technical College

2

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician has to take a look at New England Institute of Technology. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.More information about a associate in marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician from New England Institute of Technology

3

Universal Technical Institute - Orlando
Orlando, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Universal Technical Institute - Orlando is a good option for students interested in an associate degree in marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician. UTI Orlando is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Orlando.More information about a associate in marine maintenance/fitter & ship repair technology/technician from Universal Technical Institute - Orlando

Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician by Region

View the Best Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician 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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Rankings in Majors Related to Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician

One of 17 majors within the Vehicle Maintenance & Repair area of study, Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	10,108
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	2,568
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	1,547
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician	546
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	518
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	342
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician	317
High Performance & Custom Engine Technician/Mechanic	251
Motorcycle Maintenance & Repair Technology/Technician	221
Other Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies	68

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 Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge. More about our data sources and methodologies.