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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

14 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 “Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,872 people earned their degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance, making the major the 199th most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 14 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equipment maintenance degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

MCC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan Community College is $8,132 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, North Dakota

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2019-2020.

BSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,357 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Bismarck State College.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Grand Island, Nebraska that handed out 11 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,302 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Central Community College.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Iowa Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. NICC is a public institution located in Calmar, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,617 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northeast Iowa Community College.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Linn, Missouri, and it awarded 28 associates’s equipment maintenance 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 $15,664 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota

With a ranking of #6, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. DCTC is a small school located in Rosemount, Minnesota that handed out 20 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

DCTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DCTC is $13,364 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #7, Ranken Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College also made our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Ranken Technical College is $18,260 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#9 in overall quality

Southwestern Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. SWCC is a public institution located in Creston, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s 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 estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Community College is $13,282 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7 in overall quality

Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. WSU Tech is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 3 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,886 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend WSU Tech.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, North Iowa Area Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Iowa Area Community College is a small school located in Mason City, Iowa that handed out 3 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k list, North Iowa Area Community College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Iowa Area Community College is $11,034 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#13 in overall quality

Indian Hills Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s equipment maintenance students in 2019-2020.

IHCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,802 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Indian Hills Community College.

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#12

Hibbing Community College

Hibbing, Minnesota

With a ranking of #12, Hibbing Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Hibbing Community College is a small public school situated in Hibbing, Minnesota. It awarded 5 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

Hibbing Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hibbing Community College is $13,871 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#13

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri

With a ranking of #13, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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. It costs about $11,632 for plains states region associate degree equipment maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend OTC.

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#14 in overall quality

Minnesota State College Southeast landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Equipment Maintenance Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Minnesota State College Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2019-2020.

MSC Southeast also took the #14 spot in our “Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MSC Southeast is $16,890 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Equipment Maintenance students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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