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2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

75 Colleges
$6,767 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,567 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 75 schools in the United States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the industrial production tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named SOWELA Technical Community College the best value school in the United States for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SOWELA are $4,325 a year.

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#2

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baton Rouge Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools list. BRCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

BRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,221 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, industrial production tech graduates from BRCC carry an average student debtload of $13,283.

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#3

Panola College

Carthage, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great value for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Panola College is a small public school located in the town of Carthage.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Panola College are $4,896 a year.

Panola College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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#4

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bismarck State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,227 in tuition and fees each year. Industrial Production Tech majors at BSC take out an average of $12,446 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

BSC also made our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Louisiana Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools list. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year. On average, industrial production tech graduates from South Louisiana Community College take out $10,257 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Lake Area Technical Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools ranking. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, LATI is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools list. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

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 15% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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With a ranking of #8, Southeast Community College Area did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,864 a year.

Southeast Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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Alpena Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alpena Community College are $7,995 a year.

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#10

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 per year. The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at Hennepin Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,872.

In addition to its great value ranking, Hennepin Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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North Dakota State College of Science came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools ranking. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the distant town of Wahpeton.

North Dakota State College of Science undergraduate students pay an average of $6,879 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State College of Science also did well on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Nunez Community College Chalmette, LA
13 Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS
14 Olympic College Bremerton, WA
15 Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD

Industrial Production Technology by Region

View the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

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.

  • 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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