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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Gadsden State Community College

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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

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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

14% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of equipment maintenance associate's degrees went to men and 14% 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 9% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in equipment maintenance at GSCC are white. Around 86% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 66
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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