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2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate School for You

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 2,386 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for equipment maintenance majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top Kentucky Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Heavy Equipment Maintenance

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Somerset Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Kentucky. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 5 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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