2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in Kansas

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in Kansas” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Kansas, there were 68 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,650 and $24,625 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 44 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,170 and $18,822 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in ag mechanization. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ag mechanization programs that also have a lower cost than 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 ag mechanization program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The ag mech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in Kansas”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas associate degree ag mech students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization in Kansas

#1

Garden City Community College

Garden City, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$4,795 Average Net Price

$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Garden City Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in Kansas list. Located in Garden City, Kansas, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s ag mech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Garden City Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Garden City Community College is $4,795 for Kansas Associate Degree Ag Mech students.

Full Garden City Community College Agricultural Mechanization Report

#2

Fort Scott Community College

Fort Scott, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$5,178 Average Net Price

$40,281 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Scott Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in Kansas list. FSCC is located in Fort Scott, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

FSCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in Kansas” list. The yearly cost to attend FSCC is $5,178 for Kansas Associate Degree Ag Mech students.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Fort Scott Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Alandmanson.

Featured Agriculture Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >