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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Aiken Technical College

If you are interested in studying Heavy Equipment Maintenance, take a look at what Aiken Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Aiken Technical College is in Graniteville, SC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 35 heavy equipment maintenance graduations were recorded at Aiken Technical College.

Studying Online at Aiken Technical College

Many students take online classes at Aiken Technical College. Among 2,307 students, 909 (39%) studied exclusively online and 792 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Rankings at Aiken Technical College

These rankings give you a sense of how Aiken Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	South Carolina	#2 of 4
Best Value	South Carolina	#4 of 4
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#27 of 49
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#29 of 46
Best Value	Nationwide	#39 of 127
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#89 of 124

Earnings for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates from Aiken Technical College

Graduates of Aiken Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$46,236
2 years	$55,338

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Aiken Technical College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Aiken Technical College are 11% women (4) and 89% men (31).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Aiken Technical College

Among the 18 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance graduates at Aiken Technical College, 11% were women (2) and 89% were men (16).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Aiken Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	3

Minority students account for 28% of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Aiken Technical College, above the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Heavy Equipment Maintenance Concentrations at Aiken Technical College

This Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Aiken Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance	35

Highest-Paying Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Graduates of the Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Aiken Technical College pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$74,051
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$69,523
Millwrights	$69,067
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$68,487
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$54,995
Rail Car Repairers	$49,359
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$39,180
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$36,138
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$31,702

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.