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Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree School for You

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the #21 most popular major in the country with 8,446 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 College of Western Idaho to be the most popular school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CWI is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Wyoming Community College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in equipment maintenance at WWCC, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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#3

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

The in-demand associate degree programs at North Idaho College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

The in-demand associate degree programs at Morgan Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Fort Morgan, Morgan Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lewis - Clark State College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

Women make up 50% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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#6

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Ephraim.

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With a ranking of #6, Flathead Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Flathead Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kalispell.

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The University of Montana landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at The University of Montana Report

Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 10
Utah 123
Idaho 46
Montana 1
Wyoming 33

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

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 8 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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