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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Grand Rapids Community College

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

Grand Rapids Community College is located in Grand Rapids, MI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 17 heavy equipment maintenance graduations were recorded at Grand Rapids Community College.

Studying Online at Grand Rapids Community College

Online coursework is an option at Grand Rapids Community College. Of 12,468 students, 4,210 (34%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,068 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Rankings at Grand Rapids Community College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Michigan	#2 of 4
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#3 of 4
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#14 of 22
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#20 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#84 of 124
Best Value	Nationwide	#95 of 127

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Grand Rapids Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Grand Rapids Community College are 18% women (3) and 82% men (14).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Grand Rapids Community College

Among the 7 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance graduates at Grand Rapids Community College, 29% were women (2) and 71% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Grand Rapids Community 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 Grand Rapids Community College

The Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Grand Rapids Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance	17

Highest-Paying Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Students who finish Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Grand Rapids Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are 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

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.