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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

42 Colleges
$6,713 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate School for You

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the #21 most popular major in the country with 8,446 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Northwestern Technical College the best value school in the United States for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgia Northwestern Technical College also did well on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,812 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Madison College also is in the top 5% of our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,562 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oconee Fall Line Technical College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OFTC are $5,472 per year.

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#6

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,710 per year.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year.

CVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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West Georgia Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools list. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

West Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,522 in tuition and fees each year.

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South Louisiana Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year.

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#10

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 a year.

Hennepin Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

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 25 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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