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

2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast 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 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 in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 110 schools in the Southeast 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.

Our 2023 rankings named John C Calhoun State Community College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 384 students majoring in industrial production tech at Calhoun Community College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at River Parishes Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial production technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Gonzales, River Parishes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

About 16% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 84% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Coastal Alabama Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial production technology schools in the Southeast Region . Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Bay Minette.

Of the 56 students majoring in industrial production tech at Coastal Alabama Community College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

Women make up 48% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Louisiana Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in industrial production tech at Central Louisiana Technical Community College, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Danville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Danville.

Women make up 2% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Huntsville, Drake State is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 9% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in industrial production tech at UK, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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Southside Virginia Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

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With a ranking of #12, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

About 29% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 71% are male.

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With a ranking of #13, Southern Union State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote area of Wadley, Southern Union State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Southeast Arkansas College

Pine Bluff, AR

Southeast Arkansas College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate industrial production technology programs. SEARK College is a small public school located in the small city of Pine Bluff.

Of the 16 students majoring in industrial production tech at SEARK College, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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Randolph Community College

Asheboro, NC

Randolph Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Randolph Community College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Asheboro.

Of the 13 students majoring in industrial production tech at Randolph Community College, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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Chattanooga State Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY
18 John Tyler Community College Chester, VA
19 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY
19 H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, AL
21 Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA
21 New River Community College Dublin, VA

Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial production technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 34
Georgia 135
Arkansas 183
North Carolina 417
Florida 90
West Virginia 41
Louisiana 1,153
Virginia 390
Alabama 1,047
Kentucky 278
Tennessee 171
Mississippi 286

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 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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