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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,204 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.

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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest 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. 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.

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

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

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

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our analysis found Panola College to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Panola College is a small public school located in the town of Carthage.

Panola College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,896 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Panola College is ranked #1 for overall quality for industrial production tech in the Southwest Region .

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Panola College

#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Harris Montgomery also is in the top 20% of our Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Lone Star College System Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Houston Community College is a great value for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kilgore College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the fringe town of Kilgore, Kilgore College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,256 in tuition and fees each 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 24
Texas 1,024
Oklahoma 31
New Mexico 28

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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