2022 Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 925 people earned their degree in agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology, making the major the 634th most popular in the United States.

Across South Dakota, there were 6 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 6 agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology (Income $48-$75k) in South Dakota

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$13,476 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 associates’s agricultural mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Mitchell Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. It costs about $13,476 for South Dakota Associate Degree Agricultural Mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mitchell Tech.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology at Mitchell Tech

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

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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