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Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial production technology was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 11,288 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for industrial production tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found SOWELA Technical Community College to be the best school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Danville Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Danville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#4

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University 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 Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

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Tidewater Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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John C Calhoun State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Eastern Florida State College 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, EFSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Coastal Alabama Community College 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. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Bay Minette.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial production technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 34
Georgia 135
Arkansas 183
North Carolina 417
Florida 90
West Virginia 41
Louisiana 1,153
Virginia 390
Alabama 1,047
Kentucky 278
Tennessee 171
Mississippi 286

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, industrial production technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Industrial Production Tech Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Industrial Production Tech

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 17 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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