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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Wake Technical Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Wake Technical Community College

Every heavy/industrial equipment maintenance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the equipment maintenance program at Wake Technical Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 21,760 students attend the school each year. 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.

Wake Technical Community 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

Wake Technical Community College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Rankings

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Equipment Maintenance Student Demographics at Wake Technical Community College

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

Wake Technical Community College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of equipment maintenance associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in equipment maintenance at Wake Technical Community College are white. Around 80% 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 Wake Technical Community College with a associate's in equipment maintenance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
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 Wake Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician 55

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 NC, the home state for Wake Technical Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 11,730 $50,670
Machinery Maintenance Workers 4,570 $43,680
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics 4,340 $47,050
Millwrights 1,010 $47,670
Elevator Installers and Repairers 320 $63,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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