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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Western Technical College

If you plan to study Heavy Equipment Maintenance, take a look at what Western Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western Technical College is in La Crosse, WI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 24 heavy equipment maintenance graduations were recorded at Western Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Western Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Western Technical College. Among 3,625 students, 962 (27%) studied exclusively online and 1,251 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Rankings at Western Technical College

Rankings can help you compare Western Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#3 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#4 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#9 of 124
Best Value	Wisconsin	#10 of 11
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#18 of 22
Best Value	Nationwide	#97 of 127

Earnings for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates from Western Technical College

Those who finish Western Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$47,780
2 years	$44,356
3 years	$51,185
4 years	$57,781
5 years	$63,596

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Western Technical College earn a median of $57,781, compared with $45,826 for all Western Technical College graduates — about 26% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Western Technical College is $9,166.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Western Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Western Technical College are 4% women (1) and 96% men (23).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Western Technical College

Of the 23 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance degrees awarded at Western Technical College, 4% were women (1) and 96% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Western Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 9% of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Western Technical College, below 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 Western Technical College

This Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Western Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Heavy Equipment Maintenance	21
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance	3

Top-Paying Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Students who finish Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Western Technical College work across a variety of fields. Below are 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.