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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Instrumentation Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
514 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,845 people earned their degree in instrumentation technology/technician, making the major the 378th most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in instrumentation technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent instrumentation technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Instrumentation Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Lee College

Baytown, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s instrumentation tech degrees to 92 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Lee College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,555 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lee College.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 70 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Lamar Institute of Technology has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar Institute of Technology is $6,434 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#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 #3 for the Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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 made our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $9,067 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#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 $30-$48k list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 92 degrees to qualified associates’s instrumentation tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,502 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Philip’s College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 36 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,522 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St Philip’s College.

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#6

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

San Juan College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. SJC is located in Farmington, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, SJC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,641 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SJC.

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#7

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Kilgore College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 18 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kilgore College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,255 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Kilgore College.

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#8

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Houston Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,351 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Houston Community College Instrumentation Technology Report

#10 in overall quality

Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is located in Webster, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,307 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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 $30-$48k ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private for-profit school handed out 43 diplomas 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 $30-$48k list, Spartan College - Tulsa has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Spartan College - Tulsa is $29,289 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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.

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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%.

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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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