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2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology 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.

The Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 573 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Industrial Production Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Colleges.

#1

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Our analysis found Olympic College to be the most popular school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at John C Calhoun State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in the United States. Calhoun Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Tanner.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 573 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at River Parishes Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in the United States. River Parishes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Gonzales.

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#5

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Out of the 573 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial production technology programs. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #8, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Coastal Alabama Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #10, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#12

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #12 on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools list. TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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#14

Danville Community College

Danville, VA

With a ranking of #14, Danville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

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#16

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Goodwin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the small city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#17

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools ranking. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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With a ranking of #18, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the city of Lafayette.

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With a ranking of #18, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#20

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Panola College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools ranking. Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

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Central Louisiana Technical Community College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial production technology programs. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Alexandria.

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With a ranking of #22, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools ranking. Drake State is a small public school located in the city of Huntsville.

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With a ranking of #24, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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#25

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI

With a ranking of #25, Washtenaw Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#26

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, LA
#26

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND
#30

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA
#31

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#31

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline, WA
#31

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
#37

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY
#38

Kankakee Community College

Kankakee, IL
#38

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
#40

Reedley College

Reedley, CA
#44

Crowder College

Neosho, MO
#45

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS
#47

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 573 different United States industrial production technology schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
50 Stark State College North Canton, OH
50 University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Arecibo, PR
50 Southside Virginia Community College Alberta, VA
55 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
56 Frank Phillips College Borger, TX
56 Camden County College Blackwood, NJ
58 Texas A&M University - Kingsville Kingsville, TX
59 Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA
59 The Fab School Rancho Cucamonga, CA
61 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
61 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
61 Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS
61 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
65 Pine Technical & Community College Pine City, MN
65 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
65 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY
68 Weber State University Ogden, UT
68 Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Marietta, OH
70 Everett Community College Everett, WA
70 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
72 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
72 John Tyler Community College Chester, VA
72 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
75 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
75 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
75 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
78 Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY
78 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
78 Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA
78 Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL
78 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
78 Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT
78 Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR
85 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
85 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Industrial Production Technology students that almost earned our Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
87 Portland Community College Portland, OR
88 Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff, AR
88 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
88 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
91 Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH
92 Western Nevada College Carson City, NV
92 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA
92 Rock Valley College Rockford, IL
92 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa, TX
96 Ohio Technical Center at Vantage Career Center Van Wert, OH
96 South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA
96 Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC
96 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
96 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA
96 Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO
96 Jackson College Jackson, MI
103 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
103 H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, AL
103 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS
103 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
103 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK
108 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS
108 Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN
108 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
108 Patrick Henry Community College Martinsville, VA
108 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
113 East Central College Union, MO
113 Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden, AR
113 Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC
113 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
113 Butte College Oroville, CA
113 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR
113 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC

Industrial Production Technology by Region

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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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