Industrial Production Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #46 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 132 associate degrees in industrial production technology to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to industrial production technology students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other industrial production technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for industrial production technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial production technology related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for industrial production technology students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Industrial Production Technology Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Industrial Production Technology in Virginia
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for industrial production technology students seeking a an associate degree.
Top Virginia Schools for an Associate in Industrial Production Tech
Any student who is interested in an associate degree in industrial production technology needs to take a look at Tidewater Community College. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Those industrial production technology students who get their associate degree from Tidewater Community College make $14,125 more than the standard industrial production tech graduate.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).