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2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

47 Colleges
$8,168 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the United States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named SOWELA Technical Community College the best value school in the United States for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SOWELA are $4,325 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. NLTCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Minden.

NLTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,109 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Panola College

Carthage, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at Panola College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in the United States. Panola College is a small public school located in the town of Carthage.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Panola College are $4,896 a year.

Panola College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 5% of our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anoka Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year.

Anoka Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Anoka Technical College Report

Danville Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Danville Community College are $10,728 per year.

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

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#7

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,881 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hennepin Technical College also is in the top 20% of our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking.

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#8

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

Antelope Valley College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Antelope Valley College are $7,724 a year.

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#9

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

OC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,740 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OC also is in the top 10% of our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Olympic College Report

#10

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #10, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Ivy Tech Community College Report

Industrial Production Technology by Region

View the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

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 25 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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