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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,394 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,328 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 87 degrees and certificates were awarded to heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #129 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the equipment maintenance associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heavy Equipment Maintenance

Our 2023 rankings named State Technical College of Missouri the best value school in Missouri for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public school with a small student population.

STC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at State Technical College of Missouri

The excellent associate degree programs at Ozarks Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Missouri. OTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

OTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Ozarks Technical Community College

#3

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent associate degree programs at Ranken Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ranken Technical College are $16,164 per year. 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.

Ranken Technical College also made our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Ranken Technical College

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
Minnesota 25
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 3 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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