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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,883 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 #22 most popular major in Iowa with 62 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Iowa 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.

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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for equipment maintenance majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heavy Equipment Maintenance

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Iowa Community College the best value school in Iowa for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public school with a small student population.

NICC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Northeast Iowa Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public school with a small student population.

IHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

The excellent associate degree programs at Marshalltown Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Iowa. Marshalltown Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Marshalltown.

Marshalltown Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Iowa Area Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public college with a small student population.

North Iowa Area Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,196 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at North Iowa Area Community College Report

Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 54
Missouri 138
Minnesota 100
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 5
Nebraska 158

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

Majors Similar to Equipment Maintenance

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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