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

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Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 158 degrees and certificates were awarded to industrial production technology students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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 Pine Technical & Community College to be the most popular school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Minnesota. Located in the remote town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 17 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Of the 13 students majoring in industrial production tech at Hennepin Technical College, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anoka Technical College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

Of the 7 students majoring in industrial production tech at Anoka Technical College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#3

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Normandale Community College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Normandale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Women make up 10% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Crookston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial production technology schools in Minnesota. Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public school with a small student population.

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Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate industrial production technology programs. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Northland Community and Technical 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 #7 on the list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

Of the 6 students majoring in industrial production tech at Northland Community and Technical College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 187
Missouri 459
South Dakota 36
Iowa 62
North Dakota 92
Nebraska 32

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 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.

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