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Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 173 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named John C Calhoun State Community College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for industrial production technology students. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means River Parishes Community College is a great place for industrial production technology students. Located in the rural area of Gonzales, River Parishes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Coastal Alabama Community College is a great place for industrial production technology students. Coastal Alabama Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Bay Minette.

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Danville Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Danville.

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Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

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Wake Technical Community College 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. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

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Central Louisiana Technical Community 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. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Huntsville, Drake State is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#12

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, LA

ITI Technical College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial production technology programs. Located in the suburb of Baton Rouge, ITI Technical College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

Nunez Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial production technology programs. Located in the suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Southern Mississippi came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northeast State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #17 on the list. Northeast State Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Blountville.

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Southside Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #18 on the list. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

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#20

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

Pearl River Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Pearl River Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Poplarville.

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University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

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John Tyler Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial production technology programs. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #25 on the list. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.

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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 Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
30 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
31 Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff, AR
31 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
33 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA
34 Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC
34 South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA

Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial production technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 34
Georgia 135
Arkansas 183
North Carolina 417
Florida 90
West Virginia 41
Louisiana 1,153
Virginia 390
Alabama 1,047
Kentucky 278
Tennessee 171
Mississippi 286

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 29 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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