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Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 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 Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 125 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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The excellent programs at Somerset Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in the Southeast Region . SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gadsden State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. GSCC is a small public school located in the city of Gadsden.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

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With a ranking of #7, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Lincoln Tech - Nashville is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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With a ranking of #9, Maysville Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Owensboro, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

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Southern Union State Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Southern Union State Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Wadley.

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Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, GA

Lanier Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the rural area of Gainesville, Lanier Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

Central Georgia Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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West Georgia Technical College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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South Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the rural area of De Queen, UA Cossatot is a public school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Northwest-Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL
20 University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR
20 Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY
22 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
22 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
24 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
25 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville Shelbyville, TN

Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 208
Georgia 1,248
Arkansas 217
North Carolina 55
Florida 38
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 85
Virginia 3
Alabama 638
Kentucky 2,386
Tennessee 687
Mississippi 169

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 25 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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