by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance is the 195th most popular major in the country with 8,717 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, heavy/industrial equipment maintenance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,254 and had an average of $12,397 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major” ranking, we looked at 190 colleges that offer a degree in heavy/industrial equipment maintenance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular heavy/industrial equipment maintenance programs in the United States.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for equipment maintenance students.
Out of the 190 schools in the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 708 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Out of the 190 schools in the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Gadsden State Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Gadsden, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s equipment maintenance degrees to 243 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Gadsden State Community College
Out of the 190 schools in the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s equipment maintenance degrees to 296 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 190 schools in the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Elizabethtown, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s equipment maintenance degrees to 235 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 190 schools in the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Somerset Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. SCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Somerset, Kentucky. It awarded 246 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Somerset Community College
State Technical College of Missouri came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking. State Technical College of Missouri is a small school located in Linn, Missouri that handed out 43 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at STC
With a ranking of #6, Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Rome, Georgia, and it awarded 364 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Georgia Northwestern Technical College
With a ranking of #8, Northeast Alabama Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major list. This small school is located in Rainsville, Alabama, and it awarded 47 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Northeast Alabama Community College
Ferris State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s equipment maintenance degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Ferris State University
With a ranking of #10, Southern Union State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major list. Southern Union State Community College is a small public school situated in Wadley, Alabama. It awarded 130 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Southern Union State Community College
Western Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking. This small school is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it awarded 30 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Western Technical College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
South Georgia Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Americus, Georgia, this small public school awarded 77 diplomas to qualified ’s equipment maintenance students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at South Georgia Technical College
With a ranking of #13, University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major list. This small school is located in Monticello, Arkansas, and it awarded 71 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at UAM
Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking, coming in at #14. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s equipment maintenance degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Itawamba Community College
Ranken Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 48 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Ranken Technical College
Maysville Community and Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small school located in Maysville, Kentucky that handed out 143 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, MIAT College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major list. MIAT College of Technology is a small school located in Canton, Michigan that handed out 155 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full MIAT College of Technology Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
Aiken Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Graniteville, South Carolina, and it awarded 23 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Aiken Technical College
With a ranking of #19, Lanier Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major list. Oakwood, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s equipment maintenance degrees to 117 students in 2020-2021.
Full Lanier Technical College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
With a ranking of #19, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major list. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified ’s equipment maintenance students in 2020-2021.
Full East Mississippi Community College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
With a ranking of #19, San Joaquin Delta College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major list. Delta is a fairly large school located in Stockton, California that handed out 51 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Delta
With a ranking of #22, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 134 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Owensboro Community and Technical College Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 21 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at OSU Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pennsylvania College of Technology Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Report
Dakota County Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major ranking. DCTC is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 20 ’s equipment maintenance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at DCTC
With a ranking of #24, Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Equipment Maintenance Major list. Located in Grand Island, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 123 diplomas to qualified ’s equipment maintenance students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Central Community College
Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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