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Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,887 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 #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.

2023 Best Value Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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

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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list.

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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 town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa Central Community College are $5,196 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Hills Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Iowa Area Community College is a great value for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Iowa Area Community College are $6,196 per year.

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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
North Dakota 5
Nebraska 158

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
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 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.

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