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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.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 279 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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 basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named John C Calhoun State Community College the most popular school in the United States for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Calhoun Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Tanner.

Women make up 11% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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#2

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Out of the 279 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympic College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 30% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 13% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means River Parishes Community College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. River Parishes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Gonzales.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech 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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University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial production technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

About 26% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 74% are male.

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SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 112 students majoring in industrial production tech at SOWELA, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Coastal Alabama Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 5% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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Wake Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Central Louisiana Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Alexandria.

Women make up 29% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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#11

Danville Community College

Danville, VA

Danville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial production technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 2% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 98% are male.

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#12

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Panola College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Panola College is a small public school located in the town of Carthage.

Women make up 13% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial production technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Drake State is a fairly small public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

About 9% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 91% are male.

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#14

Reedley College

Reedley, CA

Reedley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Reedley College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Reedley.

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

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Washburn Institute of Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

Women make up 19% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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Truckee Meadows Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial production technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 18% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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#19

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Camden County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial production technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. Camden County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

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Clover Park Technical College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate industrial production technology programs. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

About 15% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 85% are male.

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#19

The Fab School

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

With a ranking of #19, The Fab School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. The Fab School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

About 3% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 97% are male.

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#22

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Crowder College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Crowder College is a small public school located in the distant town of Neosho.

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#22

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #22, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 18% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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#24

Kankakee Community College

Kankakee, IL

Kankakee Community College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Located in the small city of Kankakee, Kankakee Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 16% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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Pine Technical & Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the town of Pine City.

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#26

Frank Phillips College

Borger, TX
#30

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline, WA
#34

Stark State College

North Canton, OH
#36

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT
#37

Southeast Arkansas College

Pine Bluff, AR
#39

Randolph Community College

Asheboro, NC

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
42 Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY
43 Antelope Valley College Lancaster, CA
43 Western Nevada College Carson City, NV
45 John Tyler Community College Chester, VA
46 Lake Land College Mattoon, IL
46 James A Rhodes State College Lima, OH
46 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
49 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS
49 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
51 H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, AL
51 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY
53 Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA
53 New River Community College Dublin, VA
55 Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg, VA
55 Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC

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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