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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Dakota County Technical College to be the best value school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,419 per year. Equipment Maintenance majors at DCTC take out an average of $11,283 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,815 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.
Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
WSU Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,578 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Bismarck State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Plains States Region . BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $7,227 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BSC is ranked #2 for overall quality for equipment maintenance in the Plains States Region .
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Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NICC are $6,990 a year.
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State Technical College of Missouri came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.
STC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, equipment maintenance majors at STC accumulate an average of around $10,308 in student debt.
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Marshalltown Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Marshalltown Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,688 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OTC are $6,368 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Indian Hills Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.
IHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State
Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 54 |
Missouri | 138 |
Minnesota | 100 |
South Dakota | 0 |
Iowa | 62 |
North Dakota | 5 |
Nebraska | 158 |
Majors Related to Equipment Maintenance
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Equipment Maintenance Focus Areas
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 13 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.