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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,765 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, 252 degrees and certificates were awarded to heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

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. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which basic certificate 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.

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 Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Heavy Equipment Maintenance

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Illinois College the best value school in Illinois for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Southwestern Illinois College

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Elgin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECC are $7,140 per year.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Elgin Community College Report

Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 263
Indiana 265
Wisconsin 347
Ohio 119

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 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.

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