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2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural Engineering Technology is the 405th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 435 architectural engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 126 architectural engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in architectural engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Midlands Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Midlands Technical College is a medium-sized school located in West Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 9 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MTC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,100 for southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend MTC.

Full Midlands Technical College Architectural Engineering Technology Report

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 14 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,039 for southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NKU.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Northern Kentucky University

#3

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. GTC is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, GTC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,759 for southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Greenville Technical College.

Full Greenville Technical College Architectural Engineering Technology Report

#4

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nashville State Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 10 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nashville State Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nashville State Community College is $9,193 for Southeast Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wilkes Community College is located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wilkes Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wilkes Community College is $3,995 for southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Wilkes Community College

#6

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Delgado Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 9 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Delgado Community College also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $12,129 for Southeast Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Delgado Community College.

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#7

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Wake Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, Wake Technical Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,247 for Southeast Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Wake Technical Community College

#8

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Fairmont State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Fairmont, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s AE tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Fairmont State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fairmont State is $11,075 for Southeast Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Fairmont State University

#9

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Guilford Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Jamestown, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s AE tech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, Guilford Technical Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Guilford Technical Community College is $9,655 for Southeast Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Guilford Technical Community College Architectural Engineering Technology 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%.

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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