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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Gadsden State Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Heavy Equipment Maintenance, consider the program at Gadsden State Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Gadsden State Community College is located in Gadsden, AL.

During the most recent reporting year, 202 heavy equipment maintenance degrees were awarded at Gadsden State Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Gadsden State Community College

Distance learning is available at Gadsden State Community College. Among 5,071 students, 1,060 (21%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,746 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates from Gadsden State Community College

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

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$44,445
2 years	$46,087
3 years	$51,061
4 years	$65,480
5 years	$71,603

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Gadsden State Community College report median earnings of $65,480, compared with $43,408 for all Gadsden State Community College graduates — about 51% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Gadsden State Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Gadsden State Community College are 2% women (5) and 98% men (197).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Gadsden State Community College

Among the 68 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance degrees awarded at Gadsden State Community College, 3% were women (2) and 97% were men (66).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	49
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	8
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 22% of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Gadsden State Community College, lower than 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 Gadsden State Community College

This Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Gadsden State Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance	202

Top-Paying Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Graduates of the Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Gadsden State Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying 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

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.