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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 town of Carthage.

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

Panola College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#2

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

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

The excellent associate degree programs at Victoria College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public school with a small student population.

Victoria College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,112 in tuition and fees each 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.

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#6

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Kilgore 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. Located in the town of Kilgore, Kilgore College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kilgore College are $5,256 a year.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree industrial production technology programs. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,094 per 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, TSTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Texas State Technical College Report

#8

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree industrial production technology programs. DMC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,990 in tuition and fees each 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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