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

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

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Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate 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.

Check out the industrial production tech undergraduate certificate 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 analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

About 8% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,770.

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#2

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Rapids Community College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at Grand Rapids Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,574.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stark State College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Of the 21 students majoring in industrial production tech at Stark State College, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Stark State College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Macomb Community College is a great place for industrial production technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Kankakee Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial production technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Kankakee Community College is a small public school located in the city of Kankakee.

Women make up 25% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Kankakee Community College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Washington State Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial production technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . WSCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Marietta.

Women make up 25% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Washington State Community College Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

Of the 5 students majoring in industrial production tech at University of Akron Main Campus, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Sinclair Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

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#9

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

With a ranking of #9, Owens Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in industrial production tech at Owens State Community College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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St Clair County Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate industrial production technology programs. SC4 is a small public school located in the suburb of Port Huron.

Of the 11 students majoring in industrial production tech at SC4, 91% are male and 9% are female.

On average, industrial production tech graduates from SC4 take out $8,233 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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 45 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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