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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,406 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,128 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 263 degrees and certificates were awarded to heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for equipment maintenance students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heavy Equipment Maintenance

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,608 per year. On average, equipment maintenance graduates from Ferris take out $15,387 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ferris is ranked #1 for overall quality for equipment maintenance in Michigan.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Lansing Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Lansing, LCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $7,340 a year.

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#2

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Rapids Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Grand Rapids Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,929 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend MIAT College of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Canton, MIAT College of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

MIAT College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $14,678 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that equipment maintenance majors at MIAT College of Technology take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,626.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at MIAT College of Technology Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Michigan University is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Michigan University are $12,948 per year.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Northern Michigan University Report

Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 265
Wisconsin 347
Ohio 119
Illinois 252

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.

  • 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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