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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization

8 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$9,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 490 people earned their degree in agricultural mechanization, making the major the 580th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 113 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural mechanization. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural mechanization programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural mechanization 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 Ag Mech Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization

#1

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Perrysburg, Ohio, and it awarded 18 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

Owens State Community College also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Owens State Community College is $8,323 for Associate Degree Ag Mech students.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Owens State Community College

#2

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

FVTC also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $11,127 for associate degree ag mech students per year to attend FVTC.

Full FVTC Agricultural Mechanization Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend State Technical College of Missouri. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate. State Technical College of Missouri is a public institution located in Linn, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

STC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for State Technical College of Missouri is $12,926 for associate degree ag mech students.

Full STC Agricultural Mechanization Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Mississippi Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. NWCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Senatobia, Mississippi. It awarded 12 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

NWCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Mississippi Community College is $6,009 for Associate Degree Ag Mech students.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Northwest Mississippi Community College

#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 2 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

Ivy Tech Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ivy Tech Community College is $6,919 for Associate Degree Ag Mech students.

Full Ivy Tech Community College Agricultural Mechanization Report

#6

Navarro College

Corsicana, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Navarro College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate list. Navarro College is located in Corsicana, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree ag mech students list, Navarro College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Navarro College is $14,349 for Associate Degree Ag Mech students.

Full Navarro College Agricultural Mechanization Report

#7

Rend Lake College

Ina, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

Rend Lake College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Rend Lake College is a public institution located in Ina, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rend Lake College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,636 for associate degree ag mech students per year to attend Rend Lake College.

Full Rend Lake College Agricultural Mechanization Report

#5 in overall quality

Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s ag mech students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,634 for associate degree ag mech students per year to attend Utah State University.

Full Utah State University Agricultural Mechanization Report

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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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