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Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia

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

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

In 2021-2022, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students earned 1,248 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Georgia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for equipment maintenance majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Georgia Northwestern Technical College to be the most popular school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Georgia. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at West Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in Georgia. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

Of the 88 students majoring in equipment maintenance at West Georgia Technical College, 99% are male and 1% are female.

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Out of the 22 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Georgia Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

Of the 59 students majoring in equipment maintenance at CGTC, 95% are male and 5% are female.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Central Georgia Technical College Report

#4

Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, GA

Out of the 22 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Lanier Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lanier Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Gainesville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

About 9% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 91% are male.

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Southern Regional Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thomasville.

Of the 12 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Southwest Georgia Technical College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, South Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. South Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Americus.

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Chattahoochee Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 90% are male.

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Southern Crescent Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Georgia list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

About 17% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#10

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA

Savannah 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 22 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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