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2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools

66 Colleges
$46,128 Avg Salary
$14,341 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree School for You

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the #21 most popular major in the country with 8,446 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Elizabethtown Community and Technical College to be the best school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Equipment Maintenance majors at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College take out an average of $13,404 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Equipment Maintenance majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College take out an average of $11,344 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Wyoming Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools list. WWCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Rock Springs.

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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at State Technical College of Missouri helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the United States. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

The average amount in student loans that equipment maintenance majors at STC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,308.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at State Technical College of Missouri Report

Dakota County Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, equipment maintenance graduates from DCTC carry an average student debtload of $11,283.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, equipment maintenance graduates from CVTC carry an average student debtload of $13,225.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

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#9

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Ranken Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

Equipment Maintenance majors at Ranken Technical College take out an average of $12,568 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
12 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
13 Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Equipment Maintenance Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology 7,478
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician 923
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies, Other 45

Majors Similar to Equipment Maintenance

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 63,451
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 21,891
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 8,127
Precision Systems Maintenance 2,185
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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