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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree School for You
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the #26 most popular major in Minnesota with 100 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
The Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Minnesota 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heavy Equipment Maintenance
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 Minnesota. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,419 per year. The average amount in student loans that equipment maintenance majors at DCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,283.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hibbing Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hibbing Community College are $5,970 a year. The average amount in student loans that equipment maintenance majors at Hibbing Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,795.
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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 |
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Kansas | 54 |
Missouri | 138 |
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 Majors Related 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 2 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.