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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,688 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,128 Avg Salary

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

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the #21 most popular major in the country with 8,446 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heavy Equipment Maintenance

Our 2023 rankings named Western Wyoming Community College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WWCC are $8,640 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WWCC also is in the top 15% of our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Western Wyoming Community College Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. CWI is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CWI are $7,344 a year.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at College of Western Idaho Report

#3

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

The excellent associate degree programs at North Idaho College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIC are $8,736 a year.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at North Idaho College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lewis - Clark State College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lewis - Clark State College are $20,252 a year.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Lewis - Clark State College Report

Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 10
Utah 123
Idaho 46
Montana 1
Wyoming 33

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.

  • 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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