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Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate 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.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 86 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

Our analysis found Bluegrass Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Lexington.

About 6% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 95% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 86 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elizabethtown.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jefferson Community and Technical College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 3% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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Somerset Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Somerset.

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

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#7

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical 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 #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Gadsden State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. GSCC is a small public school located in the city of Gadsden.

Of the 196 students majoring in equipment maintenance at GSCC, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Maysville Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Maysville Community and Technical College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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Owensboro Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Owensboro, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 81% are male.

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With a ranking of #11, Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public college with a small student population.

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

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West Georgia Technical 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 #12 on the list. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 1% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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Southern Union State Community 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 #12 on the list. Southern Union State Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wadley.

Women make up 13% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
15 Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen, AR
16 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
17 Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY

Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance colleges 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).

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