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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for industrial production tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.

FVTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #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

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.

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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 moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,558 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cuyahoga Community College District is a great value for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,736 per year.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

The excellent basic certificate programs at Stark State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,644 a year.

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Sinclair Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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#7

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the distant town of Mattoon.

Lake Land College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,905 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each 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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#9

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Vincennes University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vincennes University are $15,739 per year.

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#10

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN

Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $21,573 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial production technology schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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