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2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the #22 most popular major in Iowa with 62 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Iowa 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Heavy Equipment Maintenance
Our analysis found Northeast Iowa Community College to be the best value school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.
NICC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NICC also took the #2 spot in our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa Central Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Iowa Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,196 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.
IHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at North Iowa Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Iowa. Located in the town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Iowa Area Community College are $6,196 a year.
Request InformationBest Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 54 |
Missouri | 138 |
Minnesota | 100 |
South Dakota | 0 |
North Dakota | 5 |
Nebraska | 158 |
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Related Majors for Equipment Maintenance
One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance has other similar majors worth exploring.
Equipment Maintenance Concentrations
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 4 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.