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Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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$21,070 Avg Salary
$11,806 Avg Student Debt

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southwest 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for equipment maintenance majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology the most popular school in the Southwest Region for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Located in the distant town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texarkana College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the city of Texarkana.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Arizona College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is a large public school located in the city of Mesa.

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#6

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

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#7

Hill College

Hillsboro, TX

With a ranking of #7, Hill College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Located in the town of Hillsboro, Hill College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Western Technology Center

Burns Flat, OK

With a ranking of #7, Western Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Located in the remote area of Burns Flat, Western Technology Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Lamar Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

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Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

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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 23 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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