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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

If you plan to study Heavy Equipment Maintenance, consider the program at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is in Elizabethtown, KY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 283 heavy equipment maintenance degrees were granted at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.

Studying Online at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Many students take online classes at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. Among 6,420 students, 2,639 (41%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,660 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Rankings at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Rankings can help you compare Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Kentucky #4 of 13
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #4 of 46
Best Value Kentucky #10 of 13
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #19 of 124
Best Value Southeast (Region) #25 of 49
Best Value Nationwide #26 of 127

Earnings for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Those who finish Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $68,180
2 years $63,430
3 years $67,212
4 years $70,340
5 years $82,761

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College take home a median $70,340, compared with $46,932 for all Elizabethtown Community and Technical College graduates — about 50% higher than the school-wide median.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance earnings compared with all majors at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $9,900.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College are 6% women (18) and 94% men (265).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Of the 36 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance graduates at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, 6% were women (2) and 94% were men (34).

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College gender breakdown of Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate's degree recipients

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

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 33
Black / African American 1
Two or More Races 2
Racial-ethnic diversity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance majors at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Minority students account for 8% of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, below 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 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

This Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance 283

Highest-Paying Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Students who finish Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance majors, 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

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