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Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree 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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the industrial production tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas State Technical College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Of the 66 students majoring in industrial production tech at TSTC, 95% are male and 5% are female.

Industrial Production Tech majors at TSTC take out an average of $14,825 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Out of the 27 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in industrial production tech at North Harris Montgomery, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#3

Panola College

Carthage, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree. Panola College is a small public school located in the town of Carthage.

Women make up 10% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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#4

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

Women make up 25% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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#5

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Out of the 27 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kilgore College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Kilgore, Kilgore College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in industrial production tech at Kilgore College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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Houston Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 8% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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El Paso 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. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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#8

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree industrial production technology programs. NTCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant.

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Frank Phillips 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 #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Borger, FPC is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

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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 27 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.

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