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2024 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges in the Plains States Region
517 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded
$47,755 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 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 517 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 in the Plains States Region 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

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 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. 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 Plains States Region

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.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools in Equipment Maintenance

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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

It's hard to beat Ranken Technical College if you wish to pursue 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 roughly 48 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at Ranken Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the equipment maintenance program state that they receive average early career earnings of $44,842.

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

Dakota County Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. 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 about 20 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at DCTC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the heavy/industrial equipment maintenance major at Dakota County Technical College make $9,202 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded
34.9% Growth in Graduates

State Technical College of Missouri is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. STC is a small public college located in the rural area of Linn. A Best Colleges rank of #646 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means STC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 43 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at STC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the equipment maintenance program report average early career wages of $47,461.

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Central Community College
Grand Island, NE
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE
123 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded

Central Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Grand Island. This college ranks 14th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were about 123 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at Central Community College in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NE
32 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #608 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 32 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance from Metropolitan Community College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
34 Equipment Maintenance Degrees Awarded

Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #440 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WSU Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 34 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at WSU Tech in the most recent data year.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND

Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #582 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BSC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 5 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at BSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IA

Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 31st out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 10 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at NICC in the most recent data year.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 28th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 20 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at OTC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance from Ozarks Technical Community College

10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 36th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were approximately 6 heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students who graduated with this degree at IHCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance from Indian Hills Community College

Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges by State

Explore the best heavy/industrial equipment maintenance schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 25
Missouri 283 87
Kansas 266 12
Iowa 264 26
Nebraska 238 39
North Dakota 210 4
South Dakota 204 0

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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 439
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician 76
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies, Other 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 3,797
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 1,030
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 247
Precision Systems Maintenance 145
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 106
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 29

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