2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance in the Plains States Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 470 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,830 and $12,974 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 153 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the heavy/industrial equipment maintenance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.
Top 14 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bismarck State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.
BSC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bismarck State College is $9,420 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. STC is a public institution located in Linn, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at STC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for STC is $12,926 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
Ranken Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ranken Technical College is $15,933 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Island, Nebraska. It awarded 11 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Community College is $8,235 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 17 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $4,295 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students per year to attend Metropolitan Community College.
Dakota County Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DCTC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DCTC is $11,063 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students.
Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Calmar, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NICC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NICC is $10,505 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students.
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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU Tech is a small public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 3 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.
WSU Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,308 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students per year to attend WSU Tech.
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Southwestern Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. SWCC is a small school located in Creston, Iowa that handed out 9 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.
SWCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Community College is $9,013 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students.
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Hibbing Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Hibbing Community College is a public institution located in Hibbing, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Hibbing Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hibbing Community College is $10,207 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students.
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North Iowa Area Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Mason City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
North Iowa Area Community College also made our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $8,409 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students per year to attend North Iowa Area Community College.
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Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
OTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ozarks Technical Community College is $7,908 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students.
Indian Hills Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 3 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students list, IHCC has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indian Hills Community College is $7,217 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students.
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Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
MSC Southeast also made our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for MSC Southeast is $13,824 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students.
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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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- *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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