Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Georgia Northwestern Technical College

If you are interested in studying heavy/industrial equipment maintenance, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College is located in Rome, Georgia and has a total student population of 6,608. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 43 students received their associate's degree in equipment maintenance.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance section at the bottom of this page.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Equipment Maintenance (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Equipment Maintenance (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Equipment Maintenance

Georgia Northwestern Technical College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Rankings

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Equipment Maintenance Student Demographics at Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the equipment maintenance majors at Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of equipment maintenance associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in equipment maintenance at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are white. Around 84% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Northwestern Technical College with a associate's in equipment maintenance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance

If you plan to be a equipment maintenance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	362
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician	2

Related Majors

• Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other)
• Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration
• Electronics Maintenance & Repair
• Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Careers That Equipment Maintenance Grads May Go Into

A degree in equipment maintenance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	12,760	$49,740
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	4,250	$46,540
Machinery Maintenance Workers	2,060	$43,350
Millwrights	1,950	$45,440
Rail Car Repairers	950	$46,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.