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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Chippewa Valley Technical College

If you plan to study Heavy Equipment Maintenance, you may want to check out the program at Chippewa Valley Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Chippewa Valley Technical College is located in Eau Claire, WI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 54 heavy equipment maintenance degrees were granted at Chippewa Valley Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Many students take online classes at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Of 8,330 students, 1,795 (22%) studied exclusively online and 1,735 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Rankings at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Use these rankings to compare Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Wisconsin #6 of 11
Best Value Wisconsin #9 of 11
Best Schools (Quality) Great Lakes (Region) #12 of 23
Best Value Great Lakes (Region) #17 of 22
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #37 of 124
Best Value Nationwide #99 of 127

Earnings for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates from Chippewa Valley Technical College

Those who finish Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $55,073
2 years $47,930
3 years $55,777
4 years $57,793
5 years $65,863

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Chippewa Valley Technical College earn a median of $57,793, compared with $52,917 for all Chippewa Valley Technical College graduates — about 9% higher than the school-wide median.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance earnings compared with all majors at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Chippewa Valley Technical College is $12,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Chippewa Valley Technical College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Chippewa Valley Technical College are 9% women (5) and 91% men (49).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Of the 7 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance graduates at Chippewa Valley Technical College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (7).

Chippewa Valley Technical College gender breakdown of Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Chippewa Valley Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 7
Racial-ethnic diversity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance majors at Chippewa Valley Technical College

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Heavy Equipment Maintenance Concentrations at Chippewa Valley Technical College

The Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Chippewa Valley Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration Graduates
Heavy Equipment Maintenance 15
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance 39

Best-Paid Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Students who finish Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Chippewa Valley Technical College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Turbine Service Technicians $74,051
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $69,523
Millwrights $69,067
Maintenance Workers, Machinery $68,487
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons $54,995
Rail Car Repairers $49,359
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $39,180
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $36,138
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $31,702

References

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