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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$1,181 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 454 degrees and certificates were awarded to industrial production technology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which basic certificate 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 California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Industrial Production Technology

#1

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Antelope Valley College the best value school in California for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Antelope Valley College are $1,124 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Los Angeles Trade Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Los Angeles Trade Technical College are $1,238 per year.

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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,026
Oregon 142
Nevada 106
Alaska 37

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 2 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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