2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Automation Engineer Technology
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 933 people earned their degree in automation engineer technology/technician, making the major the 563rd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 469 automation engineer technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in automation engineer technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great automation engineer technology/technician 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 automation engineer technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree automation engineer tech students.
Top 23 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Automation Engineer Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate. Ridgewater College is a public institution located in Willmar, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Ridgewater College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,764 for associate degree automation engineer tech students per year to attend Ridgewater College.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Alexandria Technical & Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Alexandria, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s automation engineer tech degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree automation engineer tech students list, ATCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College is $13,550 for associate degree automation engineer tech students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 13 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Western Iowa Tech Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,201 for associate degree automation engineer tech students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Central College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate. South Central College is a public institution located in North Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
South Central College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $10,175 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 13 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Mitchell Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mitchell Tech is $12,472 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students.
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With a ranking of #6, Grand Rapids Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate list. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 10 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Grand Rapids Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students.
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Hennepin Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s automation engineer tech degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
Hennepin Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students.
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With a ranking of #8, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate list. FVTC is a public institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FVTC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FVTC is $11,127 for associate degree automation engineer tech students.
Kirkwood Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 8 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,939 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.
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Vincennes University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Vincennes, Indiana, and it awarded 94 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Vincennes University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Vincennes University is $10,845 for associate degree automation engineer tech students.
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Des Moines Area Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Des Moines Area Community College is located in Ankeny, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees to qualified students.
DMACC also made our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for DMACC is $10,076 for associate degree automation engineer tech students.
Northland Community and Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s automation engineer tech students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree automation engineer tech students list, Northland Community and Technical College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northland Community and Technical College is $10,860 for associate degree automation engineer tech students.
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Central Lakes College - Brainerd came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Central Lakes College is a small school located in Brainerd, Minnesota that handed out 14 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Lakes College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,514 for associate degree automation engineer tech students per year to attend Central Lakes College - Brainerd.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 10 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees in 2019-2020.
St Cloud Technical and Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College is $9,019 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students.
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Madison Area Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Madison College is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Madison College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Madison College is $9,904 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students.
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Johnson County Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Johnson County Community College is located in Overland Park, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees to qualified students.
JCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson County Community College is $12,632 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students.
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With a ranking of #17, Quinsigamond Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s automation engineer tech degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
Quinsigamond Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Quinsigamond Community College is $7,528 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students.
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ECPI University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s automation engineer tech degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree automation engineer tech students list, ECPI University has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ECPI University is $20,489 for associate degree automation engineer tech students.
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West Virginia Northern Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s automation engineer tech students in 2019-2020.
WVNCC also took the #22 spot in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia Northern Community College is $4,524 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students.
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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate list. Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is located in Dover, Delaware and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree automation engineer tech students list, Delaware Tech has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,824 for associate degree automation engineer tech students per year to attend Delaware Tech.
Front Range Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Front Range Community College is a fairly large school located in Westminster, Colorado that handed out 1 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees in 2019-2020.
FRCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Front Range Community College is $9,725 for associate degree automation engineer tech students.
Weber State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s automation engineer tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,968 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students per year to attend Weber State University.
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Sinclair Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Automation Engineer Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 10 associates’s automation engineer tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Sinclair Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for Associate Degree Automation Engineer Tech students.
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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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- *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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