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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$10,190 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,567 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for industrial production tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Waukesha County Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,722 in tuition and fees each year.

WCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Alpena Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,995 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, industrial production tech majors at Ivy Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $12,560 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,965 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial production technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,558 per year. On average, industrial production tech graduates from Cincinnati State take out $12,718 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Cincinnati State also claimed a spot on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owens State Community College are $10,022 per year.

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Macomb Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Macomb Community College are $7,830 a year.

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Cuyahoga Community College District came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,736 per year.

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#10

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #10, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,608 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ferris also is in the top 10% of our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Ferris State University Report

Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 431
Indiana 867
Wisconsin 191
Ohio 470
Illinois 422

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 20 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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