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Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

33 Colleges
$46,128 Avg Salary
$14,341 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree 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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for equipment maintenance majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found San Joaquin Delta College to be the most popular school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Stockton, Delta is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 93% are male.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at San Joaquin Delta College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Linn-Benton Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Far Western US Region . LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

Women make up 9% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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#3

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Sequoias landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public school with a large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Renton Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Renton, Renton Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Renton Technical College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Barstow Community College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Barstow, Barstow Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Barstow Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#6

Los Medanos College

Pittsburg, CA

Los Medanos College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pittsburg, Los Medanos is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 94% are male.

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#6

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

Big Bend Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Moses Lake.

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#8

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Clark College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Vancouver.

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#9

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Green River College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. GRC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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Mt. Hood Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 83% are male.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 100
California 270
Oregon 43
Nevada 43
Alaska 19

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 27 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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