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2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

29 Colleges
$42,708 Avg Salary
$9,444 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 8,446 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

Our 2023 rankings named College of the Sequoias the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 6% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Delta College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Delta is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 8% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in equipment maintenance at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia, 95% are male and 5% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, equipment maintenance majors at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia accumulate an average of around $8,754 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $107, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Big Bend Community College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Moses Lake.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shoreline Community College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Shoreline Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Shoreline.

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With a ranking of #6, Great Basin College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

Women make up 20% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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#7

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

San Diego Miramar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Barstow Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Located in the distant town of Barstow, Barstow Community College 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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 100
California 270
Oregon 43
Nevada 43
Alaska 19

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 29 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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