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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$8,597 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,358 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year. On average, equipment maintenance graduates from Madison College take out $12,789 in student loans while working on their degree.

Madison College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year. On average, equipment maintenance graduates from CVTC take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

CVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.

FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI
$6,687 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that equipment maintenance majors at Western Technical College take out is $9,166.

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$6,960 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WITC are $6,960 a year. While working on their degree, equipment maintenance majors at WITC accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,849 a year.

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$6,056 Average Tuition & Fees

Lakeshore Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,056 per year.

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$6,803 Average Tuition & Fees

Gateway Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.

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$6,603 Average Tuition & Fees

Waukesha County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. It came in at #10 on the list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 80
Ohio 12
Illinois 85
Wisconsin 61

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 26 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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