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

2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest 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.

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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest 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.

#1

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Our analysis found Central Arizona College to be the most popular school for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Hill College

Hillsboro, TX

Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hill College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hillsboro, Hill College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 7% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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#5

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yavapai College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 58
Texas 44
Oklahoma 35
New Mexico 14

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 6 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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