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2022 Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology is the 634th most popular major in the country with 925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 85 agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 70 agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Garden City Community College

Garden City, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Garden City Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Garden City Community College is located in Garden City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s agricultural mechanics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree agricultural mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k list, Garden City Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $6,041 for plains states region associate degree agricultural mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Garden City Community College.

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#2

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State College of Science landed the #2 spot on the list. Wahpeton, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural mechanics degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State College of Science, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,086 for plains states region associate degree agricultural mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend North Dakota State College of Science.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology at North Dakota State College of Science

#3

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Central College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. South Central College is a small public school situated in North Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 4 associates’s agricultural mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

South Central College also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for South Central College is $10,666 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology at South Central College

#4

Fort Scott Community College

Fort Scott, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Scott Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Fort Scott, Kansas, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s agricultural mechanics students in 2019-2020.

FSCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FSCC is $6,969 for plains states region associate degree agricultural mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology at FSCC

#5

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mitchell, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural mechanics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Mitchell Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,476 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mitchell Tech.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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