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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Nebraska

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$3,293 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance was ranked 9th in Nebraska. In fact, 158 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Schools in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for equipment maintenance majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the best value school in Nebraska for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $3,300 per year.

Central Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Nebraska rankings.

Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Central Community College

The excellent basic certificate programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Nebraska. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $3,285 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MCC is ranked #2 for overall quality for equipment maintenance in Nebraska.

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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
Missouri 138
Minnesota 100
South Dakota 0
Iowa 62
North Dakota 5

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

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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