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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 analysis found Lone Star College System to be the most popular school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Panola College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Panola College is a small public school located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frank Phillips College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Northeast Texas Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial production technology schools in the Southwest Region . 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 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 city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

With a ranking of #6, Kilgore College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the fringe town of Kilgore, Kilgore College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Tulsa 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 #6 on the list. Tulsa Community College is a large public school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate industrial production technology programs. TSTC is a large public school located in the 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 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. 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 schools 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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