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Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Industrial Production Technology is the #16 most popular major in the country with 11,288 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Panola College the best school in the United States for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Danville Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in the United States. NLTCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Minden.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

With a ranking of #7, Olympic College did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

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Dunwoody College of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial production technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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With a ranking of #9, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial production technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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Industrial Production Technology by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Industrial Production Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Industrial Production Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 4,587
Industrial Technology 4,134
Other Industrial Production Technologies 1,752
Welding Engineering Technology 328
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology 290
Composite Materials Technology 106
Metallurgical Technology 45
Chemical Engineering Technology 43
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to ICAPlants.

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