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2026 Best Value Other Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Schools in the Far Western Region

[Other Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians](/majors/engineering-technologies/industrial-production-technology/industrial-production-technologies-technicians-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for other industrial production technologies/technicians students.

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• Best Value Other Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Schools in the Far Western Region

2026 Best Value Other Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Schools in the Far Western Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other industrial production technologies/technicians, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Other Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Schools

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Portland Community College
Portland, OR

$5,220 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,648 Avg Student Debt

$44,592 Median Earnings (10yr)

Portland Community College tops our 2026 list of the best value other industrial production technologies/technicians schools in the Far Western Region. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Portland. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,220, compared with $10,440 for out-of-state students. Other Industrial Production Technologies/technicians graduates carry a median of $20,648 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other industrial production technologies/technicians degree recipients from Portland Community College generally make around $49,580. Set against $20,648 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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University Of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

$7,738 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,750 Avg Student Debt

$51,871 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Alaska Anchorage earned it the #2 place for other industrial production technologies/technicians. University Of Alaska Anchorage is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage. Students from in state pay about $7,738 in tuition and fees, compared with $21,322 for out-of-state students. Other Industrial Production Technologies/technicians graduates carry a median of $20,750 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other industrial production technologies/technicians degree recipients from University Of Alaska Anchorage generally make around $64,364. That is a strong return on a $20,750 median debt.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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 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.