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2024 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools

73 Colleges in the United States
8,717 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded
$44,254 Avg Early-Career Salary
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #195 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 73 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,717 degrees in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance School

Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools Your choice of heavy/industrial equipment maintenance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Equipment Maintenance
Bachelor's Degrees in Equipment Maintenance

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of equipment maintenance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools in Equipment Maintenance

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
364 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded
13.7% Growth in Graduates

Georgia Northwestern Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #542 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 364 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Northwestern Technical College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the heavy/industrial equipment maintenance degree program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College get $6,906 more than the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$47,780 Median Starting Salary
$9,166 Median Student Debt

Western Technical College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. Western Technical College is a small public college located in the small city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #451 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Western Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 30 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at Western Technical College in the most recent data year. Those heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who get their degree from Western Technical College earn $3,526 more than the standard equipment maintenance student.

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Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded
$44,842 Median Starting Salary

Ranken Technical College is a good option for students interested in a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ranken Technical College is a great college overall.

There were about 48 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at Ranken Technical College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the equipment maintenance program report average early career income of $44,842.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
235 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded
$68,180 Median Starting Salary

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Elizabethtown. This college ranks 22nd out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 235 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance degree recipients from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College get an earnings boost of around $23,926 over the average earnings of heavy/industrial equipment maintenance majors.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded
$55,073 Median Starting Salary

CVTC is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #410 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CVTC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 41 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at CVTC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the heavy/industrial equipment maintenance degree program at Chippewa Valley Technical College make $10,819 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$56,957 Median Starting Salary

DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount. A Best Colleges rank of #436 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DCTC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 20 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at DCTC in the most recent data year. Those heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who get their degree from Dakota County Technical College earn $12,703 more than the average equipment maintenance grad.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
708 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded
55.6% Growth in Graduates

Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public college located in the large city of Lexington. This college ranks 20th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were approximately 708 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at Bluegrass Community and Technical College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the heavy/industrial equipment maintenance program at Bluegrass Community and Technical College make $16,397 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WY

Located in the remote town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 2nd out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.

There were approximately 23 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at WWCC in the most recent data year.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK
9.5% Growth in Graduates

OSU Institute of Technology is a small public university located in the town of Okmulgee. A Best Colleges rank of #893 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OSU Institute of Technology is a great university overall.

There were about 21 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at OSU Institute of Technology in the most recent data year.

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10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
246 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded
10.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 246 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at SCC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the heavy/industrial equipment maintenance degree program at Somerset Community College earn $15,171 more than the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance students that almost earned our Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
12 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY
13 State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO
14 Central Community College Grand Island, NE
15 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
16 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
17 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID
18 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance by Region

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Region
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Southwest
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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is one of 7 different types of Mechanic & Repair Technologies programs to choose from.

Equipment Maintenance Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology 7,800
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician 882
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies, Other 35

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 56,539
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 19,594
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7,770
Precision Systems Maintenance 1,932
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,267
Mechanics & Repairers 391
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 126

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