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2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$10,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Agricultural Mechanization is the 235th most popular major in the country with 1,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ag mechanization graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,100 and had an average of $16,882 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 341 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,200 and $16,717 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 129 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in ag mechanization. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ag mechanization programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ag mechanization program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Garden City Community College

Garden City, Kansas

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 Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Garden City Community College is a public institution located in Garden City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Garden City Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $4,795 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Ag Mech students with aid per year to attend Garden City Community College.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Iowa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Calmar, Iowa, and it awarded 17 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NICC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NICC is $10,505 for plains states region associate degree ag mech students with aid.

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#3

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State College of Science. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. North Dakota State College of Science is located in Wahpeton, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State College of Science not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State College of Science is $10,940 for plains states region associate degree ag mech students with aid.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #4 spot on the list. Linn, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ag mech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

STC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for STC is $12,926 for plains states region associate degree ag mech students with aid.

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#5

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ag mech degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Ag Mech students with aid.

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#6

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota

South Central College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. South Central College is a small school located in North Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 4 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree ag mech students with aid list, South Central College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $10,175 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Ag Mech students with aid.

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#7

Fort Scott Community College

Fort Scott, Kansas

Fort Scott Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Fort Scott, Kansas, and it awarded 15 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCC also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend FSCC is $5,178 for plains states region associate degree ag mech students with aid.

Full Fort Scott Community College Agricultural Mechanization Report

#8

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, Iowa
#6 in overall quality

Iowa Lakes Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small school located in Estherville, Iowa that handed out 7 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa Lakes Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,509 for plains states region associate degree ag mech students with aid per year to attend Iowa Lakes Community College.

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#9

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, Iowa
#9 in overall quality

Hawkeye Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Waterloo, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s ag mech students in 2019-2020.

Hawkeye Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hawkeye Community College is $11,495 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Ag Mech students with aid.

Full Hawkeye Community College Agricultural Mechanization Report

#10

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota

With a ranking of #10, Mitchell Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree ag mech students with aid list, Mitchell Tech has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Tech is $12,472 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Ag Mech students with aid.

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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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