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Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in California 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate 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 working on their undergraduate certificate. College of the Sequoias is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Visalia.

About 6% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 94% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at San Joaquin Delta College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in California. Delta is a large public school located in the city of Stockton.

About 8% of the students majoring in equipment maintenance at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia landed the # 3 spot on the list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

Women make up 5% of the equipment maintenance majors at the school.

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

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at San Diego Miramar College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in California. San Diego Miramar College is a large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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#5

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at San Jose City College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose City College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Barstow Community College is a great place for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their undergraduate certificate. Barstow Community College is a small public school located in the town of Barstow.

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#7

Los Medanos College

Pittsburg, CA

Los Medanos 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. Los Medanos is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pittsburg.

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Los Angeles Trade Technical 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 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Heavy Equipment Maintenance Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Fremont, Aviation Institute of Maintenance is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in equipment maintenance at Aviation Institute of Maintenance, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#10

Merced College

Merced, CA

Merced College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs. Merced Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Merced.

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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 15 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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