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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$8,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,708 Avg Salary

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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology the best value school in the Plains States Region 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.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Hibbing Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hibbing Community College are $7,268 a year.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,710 a year.

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#5

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $7,227 per year.

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

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Northeast Iowa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,990 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Washburn Institute of 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 city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Washburn Tech are $8,640 a year. The average amount in student loans that equipment maintenance majors at Washburn Tech take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,934.

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Iowa Central Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fort Dodge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa Central Community College are $7,398 per year.

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Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

OTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,368 in tuition and fees each year.

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Indian Hills Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IHCC are $6,120 a year.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 54
Missouri 138
Minnesota 100
South Dakota 0
Iowa 62
North Dakota 5
Nebraska 158

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 13 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).

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