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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Indiana

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,567 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Industrial Production Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 867 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

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 Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Indiana 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.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Industrial Production Technology

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Indiana. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ivy Tech Community College are $4,637 a year.

Ivy Tech Community College also made our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue also made our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vincennes University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a large student population.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,654 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the # 4 spot on the list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PFW are $8,985 per year.

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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 431
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 4 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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