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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree School for You
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the #14 most popular major in Wisconsin with 347 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
The Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for equipment maintenance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heavy Equipment Maintenance
Our analysis found Western Technical College to be the best value school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a associate degree in Wisconsin. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,636 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Western Technical College also took the #3 spot in our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin rankings.
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Out of the 4 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $4,642 per year. On average, equipment maintenance graduates from CVTC take out $13,225 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
CVTC also took the #5 spot in our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakeshore Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.
LTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,303 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Wisconsin. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $4,814 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 263 |
Indiana | 265 |
Ohio | 119 |
Illinois | 252 |
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Related Majors for Equipment Maintenance
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 |
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Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology | 7,478 |
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician | 923 |
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies, Other | 45 |
Majors Similar to Equipment Maintenance
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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.