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2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
312 Degrees Awarded
$6,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 12,687 people earned their degree in industrial production technology, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, industrial production technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,214 and had an average of $18,526 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,137 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,929 and $13,058 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 312 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in industrial production technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial production technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial production technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree industrial production tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Production Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial production tech degrees to 104 students in 2019-2020.

TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $8,535 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Production Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Texas State Technical College Industrial Production Technology Report

#2

Panola College

Carthage, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Panola College landed the #2 spot on the list. Panola College is a small public school situated in Carthage, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Panola College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Panola College is $6,590 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Production Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 20 associates’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree industrial production tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Houston Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $4,562 for southwest region associate degree industrial production tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Houston Community College Industrial Production Technology Report

#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in The Woodlands, Texas, this large public school awarded 60 diplomas to qualified associates’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree industrial production tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, North Harris Montgomery has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Harris Montgomery is $7,146 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Production Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full North Harris Montgomery Industrial Production Technology Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wharton County Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Wharton, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wharton County Junior College is $3,227 for southwest region associate degree industrial production tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Victoria College

Victoria, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Victoria College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Victoria College is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Victoria College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Victoria College is $4,686 for southwest region associate degree industrial production tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Victoria College Industrial Production Technology Report

#7

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Kilgore College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Kilgore, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified associates’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

Kilgore College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kilgore College is $6,668 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Production Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Kilgore College Industrial Production Technology Report

#8

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

El Paso Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,978 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Production Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend El Paso Community College.

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#9

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico

San Juan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SJC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,586 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Production Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SJC.

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#10

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Mesa Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree industrial production tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mesa Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $8,791 for southwest region associate degree industrial production tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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