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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$5,991 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,328 Avg Salary

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

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the #193 most popular major in Minnesota with 25 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heavy Equipment Maintenance

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota County Technical College the best value school in Minnesota for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,208 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, equipment maintenance majors at DCTC accumulate an average of around $12,912 in student debt.

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Out of the 2 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hibbing Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hibbing Community College are $5,773 a year. Equipment Maintenance majors at Hibbing Community College take out an average of $16,705 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 87
Kansas 12
Iowa 26
Nebraska 39
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 0

One of 7 majors within the area of study, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).

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