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

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

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Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lone Star College System the most popular school in the Southwest Region for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 140 students majoring in industrial production tech at North Harris Montgomery, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#2

Panola College

Carthage, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

Of the 62 students majoring in industrial production tech at Panola College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Frank Phillips College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Borger, FPC is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

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

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#5

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Arizona College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

Of the 20 students majoring in industrial production tech at Pinal County Community College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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Houston Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Kilgore 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. Located in the fringe town of Kilgore, Kilgore College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Tulsa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Women make up 7% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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#9

Murray State College

Tishomingo, OK

Murray State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Murray State College is a small public school located in the rural area of Tishomingo.

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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 17 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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