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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$5,266 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.

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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest 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. 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.

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

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Industrial Production Technology

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our analysis found Panola College to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $4,896 per year.

Panola College also took the #2 spot in our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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#2

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $4,882 per year.

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#3

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Victoria College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Victoria College are $5,112 a year.

Victoria College 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 Southwest Region list.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.

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#6

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Kilgore College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree industrial production technology programs. Located in the town of Kilgore, Kilgore College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,256 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TSTC are $11,094 a year. The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at TSTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,825.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, TSTC also did well on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMC are $5,990 a year.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial production technology colleges 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 8 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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