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2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
237 Degrees Awarded
$6,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,673 people earned their degree in industrial technology/technician, making the major the 192nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,021 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 237 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 174 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ivy Tech Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ivy Tech Community College is $6,919 for great lakes region associate degree industrial tech students.

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#2

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owens Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Owens Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perrysburg, Ohio. It awarded 6 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Owens State Community College also made our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Owens Community College is $8,323 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.

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#3

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Oakland Community College also made our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Oakland Community College is $2,825 for great lakes region associate degree industrial tech students.

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#4

Lincoln Trail College

Robinson, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Trail College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln Trail College is a public institution located in Robinson, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree industrial tech students list, Lincoln Trail College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lincoln Trail College is $6,771 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cuyahoga Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 2 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cuyahoga Community College District also made our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Cuyahoga Community College District is $5,415 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.

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#6

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Purdue University Fort Wayne is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree industrial tech students list, PFW has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend PFW is $10,912 for great lakes region associate degree industrial tech students.

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#7

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio
#7 in overall quality

Stark State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree industrial tech students list, Stark State College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stark State College is $6,464 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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