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Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina

2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina

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

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the #14 most popular major in South Carolina with 208 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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.

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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Carolina 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.

#1

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Our analysis found Piedmont Technical College to be the most popular school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a basic certificate in South Carolina. Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

Of the 19 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Piedmont Technical College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#2

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Trident Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Charleston.

Women make up 10% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Central Carolina Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Florence-Darlington Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in South Carolina list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,248
Arkansas 217
North Carolina 55
Florida 38
West Virginia 1
Virginia 3
Louisiana 85
Tennessee 687
Alabama 638
Kentucky 2,386
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 5 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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