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2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

13 Colleges
$42,708 Avg Salary
$9,444 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 8,446 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology the best school in the Plains States Region for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hibbing Community College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that equipment maintenance majors at Washburn Tech take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,934.

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#5

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Bismarck State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Plains States Region . BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.

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Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

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With a ranking of #7, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Kansas City, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#8

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

With a ranking of #8, Central Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

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Iowa Central Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fort Dodge.

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North Iowa Area Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the town of Mason City.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 54
Missouri 138
Minnesota 100
South Dakota 0
Iowa 62
North Dakota 5
Nebraska 158

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 13 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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