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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate School for You
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 2,386 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kentucky 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for equipment maintenance majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Heavy Equipment Maintenance
Our 2023 rankings named Elizabethtown Community and Technical College the best value school in Kentucky for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list.
Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bluegrass Community and Technical College are $4,640 a year.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College also made our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Somerset Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
SCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SKYCTC are $4,560 a year.
Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jefferson Community and Technical College are $4,640 per year.
Jefferson Community and Technical College also took the #4 spot in our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky rankings.
Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,248 |
| South Carolina | 208 |
| Arkansas | 217 |
| North Carolina | 55 |
| Florida | 38 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Louisiana | 85 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Alabama | 638 |
| Tennessee | 687 |
| Mississippi | 169 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 5 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.