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Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California

22 Colleges
$43,615 Avg Salary
$9,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance School for You

With 270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance is the #26 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges.

#1

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

Our 2023 rankings named College of the Sequoias the most popular school in California for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Visalia.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Joaquin Delta College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Delta is a large public school located in the large city of Stockton.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at San Joaquin Delta College Report

Out of the 22 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia landed the # 4 spot on the list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barstow Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California list. Barstow Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Barstow.

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#6

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

With a ranking of #6, Santa Ana College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Los Medanos College

Pittsburg, CA

Los Medanos College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California list. Los Medanos is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pittsburg.

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#8

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

San Diego Miramar College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California list. San Diego Miramar College is a large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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#9

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

With a ranking of #9, San Jose City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose City College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Rio Hondo College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public college with a large student population.

Full Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Rio Hondo College Report

Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 100
Oregon 43
Nevada 43
Alaska 19

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

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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