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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Southwestern Community College
If you are interested in studying Heavy Equipment Maintenance, take a look at what Southwestern Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.
Southwestern Community College is in Creston, IA.
For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 16 heavy equipment maintenance degrees were granted at Southwestern Community College.
Online & Distance Learning at Southwestern Community College
Many students take online classes at Southwestern Community College. Of 1,566 students, 663 (42%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 357 (23%) took at least some classes online.
Student Demographics & Diversity
The following sections describe the composition of Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Southwestern Community College, by degree type.
Program-wide, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Southwestern Community College are 0% women (0) and 100% men (16).
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Southwestern Community College
Of the 3 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance graduates at Southwestern Community College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (3).
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern Community College.
| Race / Ethnicity | Number of Graduates |
|---|---|
| White | 2 |
| Hispanic / Latino | 1 |
Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern Community College, above 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 Southwestern Community College
This Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Southwestern Community College includes the following sub-specializations:
| Concentration | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance | 16 |
Top-Paying Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates
Those who complete Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Southwestern Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates, 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.