2025 Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

an associate degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #63 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Wisconsin 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 47 associate degrees in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other heavy/industrial equipment maintenance students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for heavy/industrial equipment maintenance to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Wisconsin.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance.

Top Wisconsin Schools for an Associate in Equipment Maintenance

1

Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI

19 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance has to take a look at Western Technical College. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance from Western Technical College

2

Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI

12 Annual Graduates

$62,438 Median Starting Salary

Chippewa Valley Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the equipment maintenance program earn around $62,438 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a associate in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance from Chippewa Valley Technical College

Best Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	12
Michigan	192	66
Illinois	119	85

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Equipment Maintenance

One of 7 majors within the Mechanic & Repair Technologies area of study, Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Equipment Maintenance Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	24
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician	23

Majors Similar to Equipment Maintenance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	148
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	35
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies.	4
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	1

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.