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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

If you plan to study Heavy Equipment Maintenance, consider the program at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto is located in Salida, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 73 heavy equipment maintenance degrees were granted at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto.

Online & Distance Learning at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

Distance learning is available at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto. Of 598 students, 0 (0%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 20 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates from San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

Students who complete San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$48,278
2 years	$46,827
3 years	$51,558
4 years	$55,166
5 years	$67,187

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto report median earnings of $55,166, compared with $35,099 for all San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto graduates — about 57% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto is $9,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto are 10% women (7) and 90% men (66).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

Among the 1 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance degrees awarded at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto, 100% were women (1) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1

Minority students account for 100% of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto, higher than the national average of 27%.*

*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 San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

The Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance	73

Highest-Paying Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Those who complete Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-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

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.