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Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

40 Colleges
$47,550 Avg Salary
$18,171 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a medium-sized 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 #3 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Danville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College is a great place for industrial production technology students. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best industrial production technology programs. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

With a ranking of #7, Baton Rouge Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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#9

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, LA

ITI Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best industrial production technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge, ITI Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Southern Mississippi landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best industrial production technology programs. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

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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
Georgia 135
South Carolina 34
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 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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