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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$9,290 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,985 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years 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 undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year. Industrial Production Tech majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $12,770 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,788 in tuition and fees each year.

Western Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Owens Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Owens State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,022 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 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 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 undergraduate 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 large public school located in the 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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Macomb Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Macomb Community College are $7,830 per year.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial production technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $15,500 in tuition and fees each year.

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Sinclair Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 per 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 8 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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