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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 2023 rankings named Aviation Institute of Maintenance the best school in California for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Located in the suburb of Fremont, Aviation Institute of Maintenance is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Aviation Institute of Maintenance Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California 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.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at San Diego Miramar College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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