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Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for industrial production tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 76 students majoring in industrial production tech at Ivy Tech Community College, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial production technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Of the 56 students majoring in industrial production tech at Sinclair Community College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kankakee Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kankakee Community College is a small public school located in the city of Kankakee.

Of the 25 students majoring in industrial production tech at Kankakee Community College, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training landed the # 4 spot on the list. Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training is a small public school located in the rural area of Marietta.

About 10% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 90% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northcentral Technical College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

About 35% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#6

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State 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 #6 on the list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Of the 38 students majoring in industrial production tech at Stark State College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

About 6% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 94% are male.

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Ohio Technical Center at Vantage Career Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio Technical Center at Vantage Career Center is a small public school located in the distant town of Van Wert.

Women make up 15% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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#9

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land 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 #9 on the list. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the town of Mattoon.

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

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James A Rhodes State College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in industrial production tech at Rhodes State College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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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 30 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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