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Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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$49,567 Avg Salary
$12,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree School for You

With 417 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, industrial production technology is the #17 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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 Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in industrial production tech at Wake Technical Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

The in-demand associate degree programs at Johnston Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial production technology schools in North Carolina. Johnston Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Smithfield.

About 73% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 27% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Guilford Technical Community College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 20% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Vance-Granville Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Henderson.

Of the 5 students majoring in industrial production tech at Vance-Granville Community College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury.

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#6

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

Craven Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree industrial production technology programs. Located in the city of New Bern, Craven Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Edgecombe Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial production technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Tarboro, Edgecombe Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Isothermal Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree industrial production technology programs. Located in the town of Spindale, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Lenoir Community College

Kinston, NC

Lenoir Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir Community College is a small public school located in the town of Kinston.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 34
Georgia 135
Arkansas 183
Florida 90
West Virginia 41
Louisiana 1,153
Virginia 390
Alabama 1,047
Kentucky 278
Tennessee 171
Mississippi 286

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 13 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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