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2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$4,730 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,051 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology School for You

Industrial Production Technology is the #171 most popular major in California with 261 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which 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 Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Production Technology

#1

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA
$1,124 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Antelope Valley College the best value school in California for industrial production technology students. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Antelope Valley College are $1,124 per year. Industrial Production Tech majors at Antelope Valley College take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$1,238 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a great value for industrial production technology students. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fresno State are $6,653 a year. On average, industrial production tech graduates from Fresno State take out $12,448 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jose State are $7,852 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Schools in California list.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great value for industrial production technology students. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State LA are $6,785 per year. On average, industrial production tech graduates from Cal State LA take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 285
Oregon 74
Nevada 32
Alaska 37

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 5 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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