Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians programs in Georgia
43 schools in Georgia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 12 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $57,318 at Georgia Northwestern Technical College.
What this work pays in Georgia
Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Georgia earn a median of $61,130 a year across 14,230 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | $60,560 | 6,270 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | $57,730 | 2,900 |
| Millwrights | $62,760 | 1,780 |
| Rail Car Repairers | $64,230 | 980 |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | $61,070 | 870 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome | Associate's degree | — | $57,318 (22 grads) | 50 |
| South Georgia Technical College Americus | Associate's degree | — | $51,482 (15 grads) | 17 |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | $45,500 (35 grads) | 116 |
| Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | $39,927 (18 grads) | 91 |
| Albany Technical College Albany | Undergraduate certificate | — | $39,369 (43 grads) | 17 |
| Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin | Undergraduate certificate | — | $39,049 (16 grads) | 40 |
| Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (12 grads) | 15 |
| South Georgia Technical College Americus | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,848 (15 grads) | 15 |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,060 (13 grads) | 17 |
| Athens Technical College Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (24 grads) | 24 |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,141 (14 grads) | 40 |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,667 (12 grads) | 29 |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 300 |
| Albany Technical College Albany | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Athens Technical College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Augusta Technical College Augusta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Augusta Technical College Augusta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 62 |
| Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Columbus Technical College Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Columbus Technical College Columbus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lanier Technical College Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 72 |
| Lanier Technical College Gainesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Savannah Technical College Savannah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Savannah Technical College Savannah | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeastern Technical College Vidalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 71 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.