Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at University of Alaska Anchorage

What traits are you looking for in a equipment maintenance school? To help you decide if University of Alaska Anchorage is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's equipment maintenance program.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

UAA 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

UAA Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Rankings

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Equipment Maintenance Student Demographics at UAA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the equipment maintenance majors at University of Alaska Anchorage.

UAA 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 UAA are white. Around 100% 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate's in equipment maintenance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Anchorage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician	10
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	9

Related Majors

• Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration
• 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	1,070	$68,980
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	570	$57,750
Millwrights	340	$61,300
Machinery Maintenance Workers	310	$54,840
Rail Car Repairers	170	$68,390

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
• Image Credit: By Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.