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2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools

66 Colleges
$46,328 Avg Salary
$15,688 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 8,717 people earned a degree or certificate in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance, making the major the #199 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 66 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Elizabethtown Community and Technical College the best school in the United States for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, equipment maintenance graduates from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $13,692.

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Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Equipment Maintenance majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College take out an average of $11,642 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Bluegrass Community and Technical College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Wyoming Community College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. WWCC is a small public school located in the town of Rock Springs.

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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend State Technical College of Missouri. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

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Dakota County Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

Equipment Maintenance majors at DCTC take out an average of $12,912 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

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#9

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Ranken Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

On average, equipment maintenance graduates from Ranken Technical College take out $14,132 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $103.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Heavy Equipment Maintenance students that almost earned our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
12 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
13 Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance by Region

View the Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Equipment Maintenance

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 56,539
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 19,594
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7,770
Precision Systems Maintenance 1,932
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,267

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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