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2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate 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.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the equipment maintenance basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MIAT College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Canton, MIAT College of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 6% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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#3

Rend Lake College

Ina, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rend Lake College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Ina, Rend Lake College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

Of the 26 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Gateway Technical College, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lakeshore Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 97% are male.

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Olney Central 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. Olney Central College is a small public school located in the remote town of Olney.

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Madison Area Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Madison College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#8

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

About 11% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

About 3% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 97% are male.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 263
Indiana 265
Wisconsin 347
Ohio 119
Illinois 252

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

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 29 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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