Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Gadsden State Community College

If you plan to study heavy/industrial equipment maintenance, take a look at what Gadsden State Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GSCC is located in Gadsden, Alabama and approximately 3,993 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance section at the bottom of this page.

GSCC Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Equipment Maintenance (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Equipment Maintenance (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Equipment Maintenance

GSCC Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Rankings

Equipment Maintenance Student Demographics at GSCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the equipment maintenance majors at Gadsden State Community College.

GSCC Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program

9% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of equipment maintenance associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in equipment maintenance only graduates about 6% women each year. The program at GSCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in equipment maintenance at GSCC are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gadsden State Community College with a associate's in equipment maintenance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gadsden State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	77

Careers That Equipment Maintenance Grads May Go Into

A degree in equipment maintenance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Gadsden State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	11,750	$50,230
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	2,290	$50,000
Machinery Maintenance Workers	1,310	$40,300
Millwrights	1,150	$46,500
Rail Car Repairers	270	$49,690

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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