2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree School for You
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the #199 most popular major in the country with 8,717 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for equipment maintenance 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,687 a year.
Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CVTC also is in the top 5% of our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lakeshore Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.
LTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,056 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,849 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% 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 Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWIC are $5,940 a year.
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Ferris State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, equipment maintenance graduates from Ferris carry an average student debtload of $14,330.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ferris also did well on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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MIAT College of Technology 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 #7 on the list. MIAT College of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Canton.
MIAT College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $14,553 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, equipment maintenance graduates from MIAT College of Technology carry an average student debtload of $18,258.
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With a ranking of #8, Elgin Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECC are $9,516 per year.
ECC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Grand Rapids Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Grand Rapids Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Rapids Community College are $11,589 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Grand Rapids Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, Lansing Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. LCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lansing.
LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State
Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 80 |
| Ohio | 12 |
| Illinois | 85 |
| Wisconsin | 61 |
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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Related Majors for Equipment Maintenance
One of 7 majors within the area of study, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 12 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.