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

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

65 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 65 schools in the Southeast 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

About 4% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 96% are male.

Equipment Maintenance majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College take out an average of $11,344 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gadsden State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. GSCC is a small public school located in the city of Gadsden.

Women make up 8% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Southeast Region . SKYCTC is a small public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Women make up 2% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

Equipment Maintenance majors at SKYCTC take out an average of $10,531 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Southeast Region . Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

Women make up 8% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, equipment maintenance graduates from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College carry an average student debt load of $13,404.

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Out of the 65 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Somerset Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.

Women make up 4% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 2% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 98% are male.

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Northeast Alabama Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Northeast is a small public school located in the rural area of Rainsville.

About 23% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 77% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Union State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree. Southern Union State Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Wadley.

Of the 38 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Southern Union State Community College, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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South Georgia Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

Equipment Maintenance majors at UAM take out an average of $8,109 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Heavy Equipment Maintenance students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
12 Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY
13 Aiken Technical College Graniteville, SC

Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 208
Georgia 1,248
Arkansas 217
North Carolina 55
Florida 38
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 85
Virginia 3
Alabama 638
Kentucky 2,386
Tennessee 687
Mississippi 169

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 25 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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