1845 Loop Dr, Bowling Green, KY · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 370 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $4,872
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $71,760 undergraduate certificate
Industrial Maintenance Schools
Industrial maintenance mechanics keep factory machinery running: hydraulics, pneumatics, motors and controls, PLCs, bearings, alignment and welding repairs. Programs are often built with local manufacturers.
265schools with grads
8,061awards 2023-24
$5,492median program tuition
16 momedian length
$64,520BLS median pay
By state
- Alabama14 schools
- Alaska1 school: University of Alaska Anchorage
- Arizona5 schools
- Arkansas9 schools
- California26 schools
- Colorado3 schools
- Delaware1 school: Polytech Adult Education
- Florida3 schools
- Georgia19 schools
- Idaho3 schools
- Illinois19 schools
- Indiana2 schools
- Iowa9 schools
- Kansas3 schools
- Kentucky13 schools
- Louisiana6 schools
- Maryland1 school: North American Trade Schools
- Michigan11 schools
- Minnesota3 schools
- Mississippi7 schools
- Missouri4 schools
- Nebraska3 schools
- Nevada1 school: Great Basin College
- New Jersey1 school: Camden County College
- New Mexico3 schools
- New York2 schools
- North Dakota1 school: Bismarck State College
- Ohio11 schools
- Oklahoma2 schools
- Oregon6 schools
- Pennsylvania8 schools
- Puerto Rico1 school: Industrial Technical College
- South Carolina6 schools
- Tennessee22 schools
- Texas8 schools
- Utah7 schools
- Washington4 schools
- Wisconsin15 schools
- Wyoming2 schools
Largest industrial maintenance programs by graduates
500 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 342 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $4,952
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $78,125 undergraduate certificate
One Maurice Culberson Drive, Rome, GA · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 318 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $4,950
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $46,569 undergraduate certificate
600 College Street Rd, Elizabethtown, KY · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 283 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $4,872
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $65,353 undergraduate certificate
4800 New Hartford Rd, Owensboro, KY · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 268 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $4,872
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $58,397 undergraduate certificate
50 W. Fall Creek Parkway N. Drive, Indianapolis, IN · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 235 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $5,154
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $78,688 undergraduate certificate
2955 S Haggerty, Canton, MI · Private for-profit, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 208 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $18,081
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $48,747 undergraduate certificate
1001 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden, AL · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 202 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $4,608
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $57,585 associate degree
109 East Broadway, Louisville, KY · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 192 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $4,872
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $81,025 undergraduate certificate
808 Monticello Street, Somerset, KY · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 189 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $4,872
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $48,741 undergraduate certificate
400 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 173 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $1,238
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $42,277
3134 West Hwy 34, Grand Island, NE · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 152 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $3,450
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $44,200
980 S Cobb Drive Dr SE, Marietta, GA · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 120 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $3,540
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $52,358 associate degree
500 Technology Way, Florence, KY · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 115 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $4,872
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $66,076 undergraduate certificate
800 George Wallace Blvd, Muscle Shoals, AL · Public, 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 103 industrial maintenance
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $5,551
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $78,775 associate degree
Becoming a industrial maintenance mechanic: licenses and credentials
- There is usually no license for the job itself, but electrical work on plant equipment can fall under state electrician licensing. CareerOneStop License Finder.
- Millwright and maintenance apprenticeships are common at large plants. Find an apprenticeship.
BLS puts the median annual wage for industrial machinery mechanics nationally at $64,520 (middle 80% from $46,120 to $95,170), May 2025. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Questions, answered from the data
How many industrial maintenance schools are there?
265 schools reported industrial maintenance graduates to the Department of Education for 2023-24, 8,061 awards in all (6,784 undergraduate certificates, 1,277 associate degrees).
How long is industrial maintenance school?
Among the 22 industrial maintenance programs that reported a length to IPEDS for 2023-24, the median took 16 months to finish. Community college associate degrees usually take two years full time.
How much does industrial maintenance school cost?
At schools that price by program, the median published tuition and fees for a whole industrial maintenance program was $5,492 in 2023-24 (27 programs reporting, from $2,697 to $19,785); public two-year colleges teaching it charge a median $4,633 a year in-state (2025-26). Grants and aid lower what most students pay.
How much does a industrial maintenance mechanic make?
The BLS median annual wage for industrial machinery mechanics was $64,520 in May 2025; the lowest-paid 10% earned under $46,120 and the top 10% over $95,170.
What do industrial maintenance graduates earn right after school?
Across 38 schools with College Scorecard data, the median of their graduates' median earnings one year after a certificate was $63,084. Scorecard reports this for the broader program family and only for federally aided graduates.
Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. How we build this list.