2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Industrial Technology is the 217th most popular major in the country with 4,540 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Illinois, there were 281 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in industrial technology/technician. That schools that top this list have a program in industrial technology/technician in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois”.

Top 8 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in Illinois

1

Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Parkland College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois. Parkland College is a medium-sized school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 15 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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2

Illinois Central College
East Peoria, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Central College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois list. Illinois Central College is a public institution located in East Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

Heartland Community College
Normal, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heartland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois list. Heartland Community College is a small public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 5 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Heartland Community College Industrial Technology Report

4

Highland Community College
Freeport, Illinois

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Highland Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Highland Community College is a small school located in Freeport, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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5

John A Logan College
Carterville, Illinois

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, John A Logan College landed the #5 spot on the list. John A Logan College is a small public school situated in Carterville, Illinois. It awarded 1 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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6

Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, Illinois

Lincoln Land Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois ranking. Lincoln Land Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full LLCC Industrial Technology Report

7

Wabash Valley College
Mount Carmel, Illinois

With a ranking of #7, Wabash Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois list. Wabash Valley College is a small public school situated in Mount Carmel, Illinois. It awarded 0 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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7

Lincoln Trail College
Robinson, Illinois

Lincoln Trail College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Robinson, Illinois, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Lincoln Trail College

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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