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2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
514 Degrees Awarded
$10,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Instrumentation Technology is the 378th most popular major in the country with 2,845 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,056 instrumentation technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 514 instrumentation technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in instrumentation technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality instrumentation technology/technician 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 instrumentation technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Instrumentation Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Lee College

Baytown, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lee College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baytown, Texas. It awarded 92 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Lee College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,560 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lee College.

Read more about Instrumentation Technology at Lee College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 66 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,535 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

Full Texas State Technical College Instrumentation Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lamar Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 70 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar Institute of Technology, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar Institute of Technology is $5,848 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Instrumentation Technology at Lamar Institute of Technology

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s instrumentation tech degrees to 92 students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,232 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend San Jacinto College.

Read full report on Instrumentation Technology at San Jacinto College

#5

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, St Philip’s College landed the #5 spot on the list. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College also made our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $5,761 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Instrumentation Technology at St Philip’s College

#6

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

San Juan College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s instrumentation tech degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

SJC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SJC is $5,586 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full San Juan College Instrumentation Technology Report

#7

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Kilgore College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kilgore, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s instrumentation tech degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Kilgore College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kilgore College is $6,668 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Instrumentation Technology at Kilgore College

#8

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Houston Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $4,562 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Instrumentation Technology at Houston Community College

#10 in overall quality

Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Webster, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s instrumentation tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,169 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus Instrumentation Technology Report

#9 in overall quality

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Spartan College - Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 43 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Spartan College - Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Spartan College - Tulsa is $27,496 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Instrumentation Technology at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

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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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