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Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California

2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California

4 Colleges
$43,615 Avg Salary
$9,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance School for You

With 270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance is the #26 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

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 Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in California

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

Top California Trade Schools in Heavy Equipment Maintenance

Our analysis found Aviation Institute of Maintenance to be the best school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the suburb of Fremont, Aviation Institute of Maintenance is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

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#3

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego Miramar College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California list. San Diego Miramar College is a large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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The excellent programs at Los Angeles Trade Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 100
Oregon 43
Nevada 43
Alaska 19

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

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 4 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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