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2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$7,832 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,598 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree School for You

With 379 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, industrial production technology is the #70 most popular major in Michigan.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for industrial production tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Industrial Production Technology

Our analysis found Alpena Community College to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Michigan. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alpena Community College are $7,860 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Warren.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Macomb Community College are $6,090 a year.

Macomb Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washtenaw Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Washtenaw Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, industrial production tech graduates from Washtenaw Community College take out $22,114 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The excellent associate degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in Michigan. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year. Industrial Production Tech majors at Ferris take out an average of $19,344 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Ferris did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Ferris State University Report

#5

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

The excellent associate degree programs at Northwestern Michigan College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in Michigan. NMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Traverse City.

NMC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NMC also claimed a spot on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Baker College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baker College are $12,420 a year.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Baker College Report

Best Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 205
Illinois 411
Indiana 522
Wisconsin 118

One of 18 majors within the area of study, industrial production technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Industrial Production Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to ICAPlants.

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