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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at North Iowa Area Community College

If you plan to study Heavy Equipment Maintenance, consider the program at North Iowa Area Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

North Iowa Area Community College sits in Mason City, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 14 heavy equipment maintenance degrees were awarded at North Iowa Area Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at North Iowa Area Community College

Many students take online classes at North Iowa Area Community College. Of 2,662 students, 599 (23%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,078 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Rankings at North Iowa Area Community College

Use these rankings to compare North Iowa Area Community College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Iowa	#1 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Iowa	#2 of 5
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#8 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#10 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#48 of 124
Best Value	Nationwide	#70 of 127

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at North Iowa Area Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at North Iowa Area Community College are 0% women (0) and 100% men (14).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at North Iowa Area Community College

Among the 4 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance degrees awarded at North Iowa Area Community College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at North Iowa Area 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 North Iowa Area Community College

The Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at North Iowa Area Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance	14

Best-Paid Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Students who finish Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at North Iowa Area 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.