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2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial production technology was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 11,288 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 108 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

Check out the industrial production tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for industrial production technology students. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 108 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.

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Out of the 108 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

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Washtenaw Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Washtenaw Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor.

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With a ranking of #7, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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#8

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Vincennes University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Kankakee Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Kankakee Community College is a small public school located in the city of Kankakee.

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William Rainey Harper College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

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With a ranking of #11, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

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#12

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

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With a ranking of #12, James A Rhodes State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.

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Macomb Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training is a small public school located in the rural area of Marietta.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
18 Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH
19 Rock Valley College Rockford, IL
20 Ohio Technical Center at Vantage Career Center Van Wert, OH
20 Jackson College Jackson, MI
20 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL

Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial production technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 431
Indiana 867
Wisconsin 191
Ohio 470
Illinois 422

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 26 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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