2024 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

If you plan on getting your associate degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #63 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 associate degrees in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized heavy/industrial equipment maintenance related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools

The equipment maintenance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Idaho.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance in Idaho

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Idaho Schools for an Associate in Equipment Maintenance

1

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

12 Annual Graduates

$51,926 Median Starting Salary

College of Western Idaho is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the equipment maintenance program make an average of $51,926 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a associate in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance from College of Western Idaho

2

North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, ID

4 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat North Idaho College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. Located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance from North Idaho College

Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	147	1
Wyoming	128	9
Colorado	102	3
Montana	92	1

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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Related Rankings by Major

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
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies, Other	7
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	146
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	9
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	6
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other)	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.