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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.
The Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region 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. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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 Southeast Region for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Northwestern Technical College also is in the top 5% of our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,562 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College also is in the top 20% of our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oconee Fall Line Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.
OFTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,472 in tuition and fees each year.
OFTC also claimed a spot on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Georgia Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Georgia Technical College are $5,522 a year.
West Georgia Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at West Georgia Technical College Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Louisiana Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.
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Savannah 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 #6 on the list. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the midsize city of Savannah.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Savannah Tech are $5,442 a year.
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Southern Crescent Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Crescent Technical College are $5,526 per year.
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Albany Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Albany.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Albany Technical College are $5,396 per year.
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Gwinnett 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 #9 on the list. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.
GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,686 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, GTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Gwinnett Technical College Report
With a ranking of #10, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CGTC are $5,482 per year.
Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Central Georgia Technical College Report
Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State
Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 208 |
Georgia | 1,248 |
Arkansas | 217 |
North Carolina | 55 |
Florida | 38 |
West Virginia | 1 |
Louisiana | 85 |
Virginia | 3 |
Alabama | 638 |
Kentucky | 2,386 |
Tennessee | 687 |
Mississippi | 169 |
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Related Majors for Equipment Maintenance
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 |
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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 21 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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