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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$3,109 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,128 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students earned 1,248 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Georgia 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.

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

Check out the equipment maintenance associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 Georgia. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $3,112 per year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in Georgia list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Crescent Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Griffin.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,126 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Oconee Fall Line Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Georgia. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OFTC are $3,072 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Albany Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Georgia. Located in the small city of Albany, Albany Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Albany Technical College are $2,996 per year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, North Georgia Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. North Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarkesville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Georgia Technical College are $3,072 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $3,162 per year.

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Central Georgia Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CGTC are $3,082 per year.

CGTC also took the #4 spot in our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in Georgia rankings.

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Columbus Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

Columbus Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,042 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Atlanta Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Atlanta Area Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $3,164 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Augusta Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Augusta Technical College are $3,262 a year.

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Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 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 10 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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