2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Illinois
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 #166 most popular major in Illinois with 85 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois 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.
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.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heavy Equipment Maintenance
Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Illinois College the best value school in Illinois for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWIC are $6,390 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elgin Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
ECC also took the #5 spot in our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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Request InformationBest Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 80 |
| Ohio | 12 |
| 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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 2 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.