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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 2023 rankings named Pine Technical & Community College the most popular school in Minnesota for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hennepin Technical College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. 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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Out of the 17 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large 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

Out of the 17 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Normandale Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Normandale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public college with a small student population.

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Dunwoody College of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. 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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Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

With a ranking of #7, Lake Superior 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 Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.

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Northwest Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. NTC is a small public school located in the remote 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 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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With a ranking of #10, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their basic certificate. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small 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 Colleges 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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