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Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

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Industrial Production Technology is the #19 most popular major in Kentucky with 278 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Kentucky 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Bluegrass Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gateway Community and Technical College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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

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#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial production technology schools in Kentucky. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Somerset Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University 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 Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Jefferson Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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With a ranking of #8, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Cumberland.

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Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 34
Georgia 135
Arkansas 183
North Carolina 417
Florida 90
Louisiana 1,153
West Virginia 41
Virginia 390
Alabama 1,047
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 15 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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