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2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

12 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$7,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

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 Far Western US Region” 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 Far Western US region, there were 602 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,800 and $14,626 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 167 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 12 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance in the Far Western US Region

#1

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, Washington

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bellingham Technical College is a small public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 11 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $6,787 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students per year to attend Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute.

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#2

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, Washington
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Big Bend Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Big Bend Community College is a small public school situated in Moses Lake, Washington. It awarded 6 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Big Bend Community College also made our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Big Bend Community College is $6,415 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students.

Full Big Bend Community College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report

#3

Los Medanos College

Pittsburg, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Medanos College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Los Medanos also took the #2 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $5,162 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students per year to attend Los Medanos College.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linn-Benton Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. LBCC is located in Albany, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.

LBCC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Linn-Benton Community College is $9,102 for far western us region associate degree equipment maintenance students.

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#5

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline, Washington
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shoreline Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. Shoreline Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Shoreline, Washington. It awarded 2 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree equipment maintenance students list, Shoreline Community College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Shoreline Community College is $7,221 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students.

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#6

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, California
#4 in overall quality

San Joaquin Delta College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stockton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delta, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Delta is $10,599 for far western us region associate degree equipment maintenance students.

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#7

Clark College

Vancouver, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Clark College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Vancouver, Washington, and it awarded 4 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Clark College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Clark College is $8,237 for far western us region associate degree equipment maintenance students.

Full Clark College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report

#8

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Santa Ana College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Ana College is a large school located in Santa Ana, California that handed out 4 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

SAC also made our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Santa Ana College is $3,801 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students.

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#1 in overall quality

University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 13 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Anchorage is $12,995 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students.

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#10

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California
#10 in overall quality

Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College is $6,907 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students.

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#11

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, California

San Diego Miramar College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego Miramar College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 3 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Diego Miramar College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $4,384 for far western us region associate degree equipment maintenance students per year to attend San Diego Miramar College.

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#12

Lane Community College

Eugene, Oregon
#12 in overall quality

Lane Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Lane Community College is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lane Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lane Community College is $8,553 for far western us region associate degree equipment maintenance students.

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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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