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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$6,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the 199th most popular major in the country with 8,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southwest region, there were 158 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $32,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 78 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs and 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 Southwest 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $4,771 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SJC is $5,586 for southwest region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Yavapai College

Prescott, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yavapai College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school situated in Prescott, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Yavapai College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Yavapai College is $6,341 for southwest region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the #4 spot on the list. Carlsbad, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Carlsbad, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Carlsbad is $7,463 for southwest region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tyler Junior College landed the #5 spot on the list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tyler Junior College is $7,977 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Texarkana College

Texarkana, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Texarkana College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texarkana College is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texarkana College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texarkana College is $5,854 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance 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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