Industrial maintenance technician training in North Dakota

4 industrial maintenance programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these industrial maintenance programs, and North Dakota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Industrial machinery mechanics, maintenance workers and millwrights install, maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery. Most have a year or more of training after high school, some a two-year degree in industrial maintenance, and most millwrights learn the trade in a three- or four-year apprenticeship.¹

In North Dakota, all 4 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 4 are the same kind of program: industrial maintenance (associate degree).

See the 4 programs

How much does industrial maintenance training cost in North Dakota?

$11,142 to $13,876

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: Not enough data; 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in North Dakota may also offer industrial maintenance training. How these figures are made

Is there free industrial maintenance training in North Dakota?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $11,142 to $13,876.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 4 industrial maintenance programs in North Dakota approved for WIOA funding

4 programs

Industrial maintenance (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Instrumentation & Control Technology
Bismarck State College
Bismarck
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Bismarck State College, BismarckIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$98,900
Price if you pay yourself$12,983
More details about Instrumentation & Control Technology at Bismarck State College
Finished
26%
Working at 6 months
84%
Earned in a quarter
$24,734
Length
80 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
160
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
Earned a year, estimated
$98,900
Price if you pay yourself
$12,983
Industrial maintenance (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Robotics, Automation, and Mechatronics Technology
ND State College of Science
Wahpeton
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
ND State College of Science, WahpetonIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$13,876
More details about Robotics, Automation, and Mechatronics Technology at ND State College of Science
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
80 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
21
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$13,876
Industrial maintenance (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Mechanical Maintenance Technology
Bismarck State College
Bismarck
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Bismarck State College, BismarckIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$11,331
More details about Mechanical Maintenance Technology at Bismarck State College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
80 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
20
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$11,331
Industrial maintenance (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Mechanical Systems
ND State College of Science
Wahpeton
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
ND State College of Science, WahpetonIndustrial maintenance (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$11,142
More details about Mechanical Systems at ND State College of Science
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
80 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$11,142

How to pay for industrial maintenance training in North Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for industrial maintenance training in North Dakota

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for industrial maintenance training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for industrial maintenance training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Industrial maintenance technician training in Bismarck, Wahpeton and other North Dakota cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in North Dakota

How industrial maintenance training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in North Dakota

Where the North Dakota industrial maintenance program numbers come from

Which North Dakota industrial maintenance programs are on this list?

These are the industrial maintenance programs North Dakota approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what North Dakota offers.

How the prices and results of North Dakota industrial maintenance programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about industrial maintenance training in North Dakota

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