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Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
$50,361 Avg Salary
$18,343 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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#2

Panola College

Carthage, TX

The excellent programs at Panola College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in the Southwest Region . Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

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#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a great place for industrial production technology students. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

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The excellent programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in the Southwest Region . TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

With a ranking of #7, Lone Star College System did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best industrial production technology programs. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

LeTourneau University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Longview.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 24
Texas 1,024
Oklahoma 31
New Mexico 28

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

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 14 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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