by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,717 people earned their degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,254 and had an average of $12,397 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 252 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 85 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. To top this list, a school must have a successful heavy/industrial equipment maintenance program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rend Lake College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Rend Lake College is located in Ina, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
Full Rend Lake College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Joliet Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large school located in Joliet, Illinois that handed out 12 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Joliet Junior College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Wood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Quincy, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Full John Wood Community College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olney Central College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate. Olney Central College is located in Olney, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
Full Olney Central College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kaskaskia College landed the #5 spot on the list. Kaskaskia College is a small school located in Centralia, Illinois that handed out 8 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Kaskaskia College
Elgin Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Elgin Community College is a public institution located in Elgin, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Elgin Community College
Southwestern Illinois College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Southwestern Illinois College
Carl Sandburg College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Located in Galesburg, Illinois, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2020-2021.
Full Carl Sandburg College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
With a ranking of #9, John A Logan College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate list. John A Logan College is located in Carterville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at John A Logan College
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2020-2021.
Danville Area Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. DACC is a small public school situated in Danville, Illinois. It awarded 1 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Danville Area Community College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
Prairie State College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Prairie State College is a public institution located in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Prairie State College
Frontier Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Fairfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Frontier Community College
Lake Land College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Lake Land College is a public institution located in Mattoon, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Lake Land College
With a ranking of #12, Highland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Highland Community College is located in Freeport, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Highland Community College
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