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2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$8,720 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,598 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree School for You

Industrial Production Technology is the #114 most popular major in the country with 11,906 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for industrial production tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Our analysis found Bismarck State College to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,930 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, industrial production tech graduates from BSC carry an average student debtload of $16,373.

BSC also took the #2 spot in our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Bismarck State College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Lake Area Technical Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LATI are $6,718 a year.

LATI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,741 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, industrial production tech graduates from Hennepin Technical College carry an average student debtload of $22,291.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State College of Science. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,606 per year.

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Mitchell Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Mitchell Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,524 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial production technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 per year.

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South Dakota State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree industrial production technology programs. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Pitt State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,088 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Pittsburg State University Report

With a ranking of #10, State Technical College of Missouri did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STC are $12,780 a year.

Full Industrial Production Technology at State Technical College of Missouri Report

Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial production technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 217
Minnesota 68
Kansas 124
Iowa 67
Nebraska 32
North Dakota 85
South Dakota 32

Industrial Production Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

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 11 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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