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2022 Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural mechanics and equipment/machine technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree agricultural mechanics students.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

Garden City Community College

Garden City, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Garden City Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Located in Garden City, Kansas, this small public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s agricultural mechanics students in 2019-2020.

Garden City Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $4,795 for plains states region associate degree agricultural mechanics students per year to attend Garden City Community College.

Full Garden City Community College Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Report

#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 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.

North Dakota State College of Science did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,940 for plains states region associate degree agricultural mechanics students per year to attend North Dakota State College of Science.

Full North Dakota State College of Science Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Report

#3

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Central College landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Central College is $10,175 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Mechanics students.

Full South Central College Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Report

#4

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Mitchell Technical College is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 6 associates’s agricultural mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mitchell Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Technical College is $12,472 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Mechanics students.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology at Mitchell Technical College

#5

Fort Scott Community College

Fort Scott, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Scott Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Mechanics Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Fort Scott, Kansas, and it awarded 15 associates’s agricultural mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCC also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment/Machine Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend FSCC is $5,178 for plains states region associate degree agricultural mechanics students.

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

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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%.

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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