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2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

25 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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 Southeast Region . Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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 be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Somerset Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Itawamba Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Southeast Region . ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lincoln Tech - Nashville is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and 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. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

Equipment Maintenance majors at SKYCTC take out an average of $10,531 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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East Mississippi Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote area of Scooba, EMCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

With a ranking of #9, Aiken Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Graniteville, Aiken Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Florence-Darlington Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,248
South Carolina 208
Arkansas 217
North Carolina 55
Florida 38
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 85
Virginia 3
Alabama 638
Kentucky 2,386
Tennessee 687
Mississippi 169

One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Equipment Maintenance Concentrations

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).

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