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

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

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 2,386 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Kentucky 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 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the most popular school in Kentucky for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 200 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, 95% are male and 6% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 14 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 256 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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A rank of #4 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. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Somerset Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 95% are male.

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Maysville Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

Women make up 9% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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Owensboro Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

Of the 180 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Owensboro Community and Technical College, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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Gateway Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.

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

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Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the distant town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 86% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, West Kentucky 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. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.

Women make up 5% 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
Georgia 1,248
South Carolina 208
Arkansas 217
North Carolina 55
Florida 38
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 85
Virginia 3
Alabama 638
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 14 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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