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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Southern Union State Community College

If you are interested in studying Heavy Equipment Maintenance, consider the program at Southern Union State Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Southern Union State Community College is located in Wadley, AL.

During the most recent reporting year, 103 heavy equipment maintenance degrees were awarded at Southern Union State Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Southern Union State Community College

Distance learning is available at Southern Union State Community College. Among 5,063 students, 665 (13%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,315 (46%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Southern Union State Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Southern Union State Community College are 2% women (2) and 98% men (101).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Southern Union State Community College

Among the 42 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance degrees awarded at Southern Union State Community College, 5% were women (2) and 95% were men (40).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	26
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	7
Asian	1
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 29% of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Southern Union State Community College, higher 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 Southern Union State Community College

The Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Southern Union State Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance	103

Top-Paying Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Graduates of the Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Southern Union State Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates, 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.