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Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate School for You

With 270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance is the #26 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which basic certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Los Angeles Trade Technical College the most popular school in California for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 5% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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#2

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Ana College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barstow Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Barstow Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Barstow.

Women make up 70% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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#4

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Sequoias landed the # 4 spot on the list. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school located in the city of Visalia.

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#5

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rio Hondo College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Fresno City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Of the 36 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Fresno City College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, San Joaquin Delta College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Delta is a fairly large public school located in the city of Stockton.

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Clovis Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Clovis Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Laney College

Oakland, CA

Laney College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Oakland, Laney College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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West Hills College-Lemoore came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. West Hills College-Lemoore is a small public school located in the rural area of Lemoore.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 100
Oregon 43
Nevada 43
Alaska 19

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 12 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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