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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$8,173 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,567 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree School for You

Industrial Production Technology is the #12 most popular major in Michigan with 431 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for industrial production tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Industrial Production Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Alpena Community College the best value school in Michigan for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alpena Community College are $7,995 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Alpena Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for industrial production tech in Michigan.

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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Warren.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Macomb Community College are $6,210 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washtenaw Community College is a great value for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washtenaw Community College are $4,416 per year. The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at Washtenaw Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,207.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great value for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,608 per year.

Ferris did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Michigan list.

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#5

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Michigan College landed the # 5 spot on the list. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMC are $9,532 per year.

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Baker College

Owosso, MI

Baker College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

Baker College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 867
Wisconsin 191
Ohio 470
Illinois 422

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 6 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.

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