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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$20,672 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,128 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heavy Equipment Maintenance

#1

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Rosedale Technical College to be the best value school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rosedale Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

Rosedale Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,663 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Penn College are $25,680 a year.

Penn College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McCann School of Business & Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. McCann School of Business & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Allentown.

After completing their Associate Degree, equipment maintenance graduates from McCann School of Business & Technology carry an average student debtload of $27,470.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1
Pennsylvania 174
New Jersey 26
Maryland 24
Delaware 0

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 3 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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