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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

66 Colleges
$6,438 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,328 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 66 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for equipment maintenance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for equipment maintenance majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Northwestern Technical College the best value school in the United States for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgia Northwestern Technical College also did well on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Itawamba Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ICC are $5,360 per year. Equipment Maintenance majors at ICC take out an average of $12,470 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DCTC are $6,208 a year. Equipment Maintenance majors at DCTC take out an average of $12,912 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, DCTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, MCC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list.

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Chippewa Valley 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CVTC also did well on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

With a ranking of #7, Central Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,590 a year.

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Western Wyoming Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list. WWCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Rock Springs.

WWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Bismarck State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $6,930 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, BSC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list.

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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools list. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU Tech are $6,875 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
11 Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA
12 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
13 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance by Region

View the Best Value 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.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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