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2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

33 Ranked Colleges
868 Degrees Awarded
$3,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 8,872 people earned their degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance, making the major the 199th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,429 and had an average of $11,583 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,581 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,533 and $9,455 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 868 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the heavy/industrial equipment maintenance 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 Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Rome, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Northwestern Technical College is $772 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. South Georgia Technical College is a small school located in Americus, Georgia that handed out 22 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k list, South Georgia Technical College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Georgia Technical College is $-1,377 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.

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#3

Florence-Darlington Technical College

Florence, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florence-Darlington Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small school located in Florence, South Carolina that handed out 13 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Florence-Darlington Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florence-Darlington Technical College is $3,605 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aiken Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Aiken Technical College is a small public school situated in Graniteville, South Carolina. It awarded 11 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Aiken Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $1,368 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Aiken Technical College.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 81 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $4,269 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8 in overall quality

Chattahoochee Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Marietta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chattahoochee Technical College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chattahoochee Technical College is $384 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

Itawamba Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.

ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Itawamba Community College is $4,401 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, Georgia
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Central Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Warner Robins, Georgia that handed out 9 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CGTC, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $1,017 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Georgia Technical College.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 31 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College also made our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College is $4,615 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

Atlanta Technical College

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Atlanta Area Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Atlanta Technical College is $-757 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k. A negative average net price may seem strange, but it generally means that financial aid will more than cover the cost to attend the school.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. SKYCTC is a small school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 64 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

SKYCTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SKYCTC is $4,101 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

Albany Technical College

Albany, Georgia

Albany Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. Albany Technical College is a small public school situated in Albany, Georgia. It awarded 3 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Albany Technical College is $-392 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

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#14 in overall quality

Maysville Community and Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Maysville, Kentucky. It awarded 28 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k list, Maysville Community and Technical College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,480 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Maysville Community and Technical College.

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#14

Somerset Community College

Somerset, Kentucky

Somerset Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Somerset Community College is a small school located in Somerset, Kentucky that handed out 32 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

SCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SCC is $3,898 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.

Jefferson Community and Technical College also made our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Jefferson Community and Technical College is $4,936 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2019-2020.

Owensboro Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Owensboro Community and Technical College is $4,389 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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With a ranking of #17, Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florence, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Gateway also took the #18 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,729 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Gateway Community and Technical College.

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Northeast Alabama Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Northeast Alabama Community College is a public institution located in Rainsville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast also took the #22 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $2,584 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#19

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi

Holmes Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $3,884 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small school located in Valdosta, Georgia that handed out 6 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is $-1,368 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k. A negative average net price may seem strange, but it generally means that financial aid will more than cover the cost to attend the school.

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With a ranking of #21, Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Griffin, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2019-2020.

Southern Crescent Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Crescent Technical College is $4,602 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#22

York Technical College

Rock Hill, South Carolina

York Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #22. York Technical College is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at York Technical College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,079 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend York Technical College.

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#23

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, Georgia

Columbus Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Columbus, Georgia, and it awarded 4 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Columbus Technical College is $3,683 for southeast region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#24

North Georgia Technical College

Clarkesville, Georgia

With a ranking of #24, North Georgia Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. North Georgia Technical College is a public institution located in Clarkesville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for North Georgia Technical College is $1,564 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a small public school situated in Monticello, Arkansas. It awarded 31 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

UAM also took the #12 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,326 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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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%.

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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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