2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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 #21 most popular major in the country with 8,446 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for equipment maintenance majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Georgia Northwestern Technical College to be the best value school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,512 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Itawamba Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Southeast Region . ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.
ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Southern Crescent Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southern Crescent Technical College are $5,526 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southern Crescent Technical College also is in the top 20% of our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oconee Fall Line Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OFTC are $5,472 per year.
OFTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote area of Scooba, EMCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EMCC are $6,740 per year.
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Albany Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Albany Technical College are $5,396 a year.
Aiken Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the rural area of Graniteville, Aiken Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Aiken Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,880 in tuition and fees each year.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,562 per year.
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North Georgia Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Clarkesville, North Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Georgia Technical College are $5,472 per year.
Central Georgia Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the small city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CGTC are $5,482 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CGTC also did well on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 1,248 |
South Carolina | 208 |
Arkansas | 217 |
North Carolina | 55 |
Florida | 38 |
West Virginia | 1 |
Louisiana | 85 |
Virginia | 3 |
Alabama | 638 |
Kentucky | 2,386 |
Tennessee | 687 |
Mississippi | 169 |
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 25 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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