2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 8,446 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate 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.
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2023 Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . 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. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, equipment maintenance graduates from CVTC carry an average student debtload of $13,119.
CVTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each 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 in the Great Lakes Region list.
Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WITC are $6,624 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, equipment maintenance graduates from WITC carry an average student debtload of $8,983.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NWTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,965 a year.
NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,731 in tuition and fees each year.
Southwest Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Report
Waukesha County Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,722 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, WCTC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Lakeshore Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,326 per year.
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Ivy Tech Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 5% of our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Ivy Tech Community College Report
Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,018 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Southwestern Illinois College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.
SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,210 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State
Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 263 |
Indiana | 265 |
Wisconsin | 347 |
Ohio | 119 |
Illinois | 252 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 19 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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