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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,872 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,128 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 138 degrees and certificates were awarded to heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our analysis found State Technical College of Missouri to be the best value school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a associate degree in Missouri. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public college with a small student population.

STC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Equipment Maintenance majors at STC take out an average of $10,308 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

STC also took the #3 spot in our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ozarks Technical Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. OTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OTC are $5,216 a year.

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#3

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent associate degree programs at Ranken Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ranken Technical College are $16,960 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, equipment maintenance graduates from Ranken Technical College carry an average student debtload of $12,568.

Ranken Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri list.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 54
Minnesota 100
South Dakota 0
Iowa 62
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

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 3 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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