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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

75 Colleges
$6,462 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,708 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate 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.

The Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 75 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 15% Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Chippewa Valley Technical College the best value school in the United States for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year. Equipment Maintenance majors at CVTC take out an average of $13,119 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the United States. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,512 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Louisiana Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

South Louisiana Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,205 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WITC are $6,624 a year. Equipment Maintenance majors at WITC take out an average of $8,983 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

WITC also claimed a spot on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU Tech are $6,578 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WSU Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.

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Itawamba Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ICC are $5,360 a year.

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Hibbing Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Hibbing Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,268 in tuition and fees each year.

Hibbing Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

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#9

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southern Crescent Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #11, Western Wyoming Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. WWCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Rock Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWCC are $8,640 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WWCC also did well on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Heavy Equipment Maintenance students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
13 School Removed
14 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
15 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI

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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