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Best Schools for Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies in 2026

80 schools ranked by TSW Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies graduate earns $51,528/yr across 80 schools.

Programs Ranked

Avg Earnings

$51,528/yr

Avg TSW Score

61/100

AI-Proof Rating

AI-Proof

14% task exposure

All Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	TSW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	75 74–75	$65,743/yr	138.7x
2	Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	70 68–70	$64,355/yr	78.5x
3	Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	71 69–72	$65,535/yr	87.9x
4	Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	76 75–76	$69,378/yr	148.0x
5	Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	69 69–69	$66,827/yr	70.8x
6	Montcalm Community College Sidney, MI · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	75 74–75	$66,358/yr	135.5x
7	Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	67 66–67	$67,618/yr	58.7x
8	Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	72 71–72	$64,343/yr	93.1x
9	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	67 67–67	$68,422/yr	58.3x
10	Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	74 73–75	$64,226/yr	138.2x
11	Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	73 71–73	$62,982/yr	115.2x
12	Rend Lake College Ina, IL · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	74 73–74	$61,677/yr	136.1x
13	Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	74 73–74	$61,026/yr	130.1x
14	Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	68 66–68	$58,717/yr	72.7x
15	Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	73 72–73	$59,458/yr	126.7x
16	Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	73 72–73	$59,047/yr	124.5x
17	Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	67 67–67	$60,878/yr	63.7x
18	Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	68 67–68	$62,438/yr	65.1x
19	Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	64 64–64	$53,655/yr	56.6x
20	Somerset Community College Somerset, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	72 71–72	$55,793/yr	118.8x
21	Somerset Community College Somerset, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	67 66–67	$57,318/yr	68.5x
22	Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	73 71–73	$54,588/yr	146.8x
23	Northwood Technical College Rice Lake, WI · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	72 71–72	$55,793/yr	122.3x
24	Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	72 71–72	$56,300/yr	119.9x
25	South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	71 66–71	$53,379/yr	107.8x
26	Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	63 63–63	$70,010/yr	38.8x
27	York Technical College Rock Hill, SC · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	64 62–64	$51,920/yr	56.7x
28	Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	72 69–72	$49,667/yr	138.4x
29	Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	64 63–64	$52,193/yr	55.0x
30	Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	70 66–71	$47,380/yr	124.9x
31	State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	61 59–61	$55,282/yr	42.4x
32	Western Technical College La Crosse, WI · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	70 68–71	$46,591/yr	133.9x
33	Athens Technical College Athens, GA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	71 70–71	$47,206/yr	151.0x
34	College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	72 70–73	$48,524/yr	184.5x
35	Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	67 66–67	$44,198/yr	93.9x
36	Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville, MS · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	59 60–59	$45,147/yr	48.5x
37	Warren County Career Center Lebanon, OH · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	60 59–60	$70,305/yr	—
38	Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	58 57–59	$60,052/yr	—
39	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	58 56–58	$57,632/yr	—
40	Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	58 57–59	$60,052/yr	—
41	San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	58 56–58	$55,314/yr	—
42	San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	58 56–58	$55,314/yr	—
43	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	57 54–57	$55,532/yr	27.2x
44	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Dickson, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	57 56–58	$54,320/yr	—
45	Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	57 55–57	$53,226/yr	—
46	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	57 55–57	$52,115/yr	—
47	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville McMinnville, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	57 56–57	$53,760/yr	—
48	San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno, CA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	58 56–58	$55,314/yr	—
49	Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	66 65–66	$38,527/yr	120.5x
50	San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno, CA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	58 56–58	$55,314/yr	—
51	San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario, CA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	58 56–58	$55,314/yr	—
52	San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida, CA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	58 56–58	$55,314/yr	—
53	Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	61 56–62	$37,595/yr	87.8x
54	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	56 54–56	$49,247/yr	—
55	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	56 55–57	$50,524/yr	—
56	University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	55 55–55	$49,589/yr	27.0x
57	MIAT College of Technology Canton, MI · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	55 53–56	$44,800/yr	33.0x
58	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville Crossville, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	55 53–55	$45,617/yr	—
59	Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	54 49–54	$34,396/yr	52.1x
60	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	54 53–54	$45,160/yr	27.7x
61	Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion, OH · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	55 53–55	$44,597/yr	—
62	Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	55 52–55	$56,365/yr	19.0x
63	Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	53 52–54	$42,213/yr	—
64	Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	53 51–53	$52,300/yr	16.2x
65	Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield South Plainfield, NJ · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	53 52–54	$42,213/yr	—
66	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie McKenzie, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	54 52–54	$42,316/yr	—
67	Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	53 52–54	$42,213/yr	—
68	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	53 51–53	$40,356/yr	—
69	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski Pulaski, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	52 51–53	$40,146/yr	—
70	Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark, OH · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	52 51–52	$39,690/yr	—
71	MIAT College of Technology Canton, MI · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	51 49–51	$45,563/yr	16.5x
72	New Castle School of Trades New Castle, PA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	51 50–52	$38,321/yr	—
73	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens Athens, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	51 50–52	$38,093/yr	—
74	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	50 48–50	$35,968/yr	—
75	Miller-Motte College-McCann-Allentown Allentown, PA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	50 48–50	$35,968/yr	—
76	North American Trade Schools Baltimore, MD · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	49 47–49	$34,004/yr	—
77	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	49 47–49	$34,205/yr	—
78	Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap, PA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	49 47–49	$33,506/yr	—
79	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald, TN · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	43 41–43	$26,135/yr	—
80	Philadelphia Technician Training Philadelphia, PA · Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	39 37–39	$19,794/yr	—

Methodology

Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies?

Based on our TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Bluegrass Community and Technical College ranks #1 for Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies with a score of 75/100 and graduate earnings of $65,743/yr.

How much do Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies graduates earn?

Across 80 schools, Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies graduates earn an average of $51,528/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $70,305/yr.

Is Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies an AI-proof career?

Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies has an average AI task exposure of 14%, rated "AI-Proof". This is a highly AI-proof trade — hands-on work that AI cannot automate.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.