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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$12,753 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial production technology was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 11,288 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Fox Valley Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,977 per year.

FVTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.

Ivy Tech Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,558 a year.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

Cuyahoga Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year.

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Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,644 per year.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 a year.

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Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

With a ranking of #7, Lake Land College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the town of Mattoon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $13,905 per year.

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Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #8, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

Purdue also took the #3 spot in our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

With a ranking of #9, Vincennes University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,739 in tuition and fees each year.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN

With a ranking of #10, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PFW are $21,573 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 431
Indiana 867
Wisconsin 191
Ohio 470
Illinois 422

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, industrial production technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Industrial Production Tech Focus Areas

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 11 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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