2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology
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In 2019-2020, 6,597 people earned their degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, making the major the 153rd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,765 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 135 colleges that offered a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s electrical technology degrees to 85 students in 2019-2020.
BSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,420 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students per year to attend BSC.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Victoria College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate list. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified associates’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.
Victoria College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Victoria College is $5,629 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate. Southeast Community College is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Community College also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Community College Area is $9,059 for associate degree electrical technology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indian Hills Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 8 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
IHCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend IHCC is $7,217 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.
OCtech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,012 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students per year to attend OCtech.
Madison Area Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 14 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
Madison College also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Madison College is $9,904 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students.
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With a ranking of #7, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s electrical technology degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Hennepin Technical College also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for associate degree electrical technology students.
Stark State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate list. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.
Stark State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,464 for associate degree electrical technology students per year to attend Stark State College.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 14 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cincinnati State, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cincinnati State is $5,469 for associate degree electrical technology students.
Great Basin College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Elko, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s electrical technology degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree electrical technology students list, Great Basin College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Great Basin College is $7,437 for associate degree electrical technology students.
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Pearl River Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Poplarville, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified associates’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,114 for associate degree electrical technology students per year to attend Pearl River Community College.
With a ranking of #12, Northwest Iowa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Sheldon, Iowa, and it awarded 3 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree electrical technology students list, Northwest Iowa Community College has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,125 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students per year to attend Northwest Iowa Community College.
Waukesha County Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Waukesha County Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 17 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
WCTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Waukesha County Technical College is $10,165 for associate degree electrical technology students.
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Youngstown State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate list. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s electrical technology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Youngstown State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Youngstown State University is $11,947 for associate degree electrical technology students.
With a ranking of #15, Onondaga Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate list. Onondaga Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 29 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
OCC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,390 for associate degree electrical technology students per year to attend Onondaga Community College.
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Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU-OKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU-OKC is $6,753 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students.
Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Watertown, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,939 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students per year to attend Lake Area Technical Institute.
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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Fox Valley Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Appleton, Wisconsin. It awarded 11 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Fox Valley Technical College is $11,127 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students.
Valencia College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Valencia College is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 32 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Valencia College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,205 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students.
Midlands Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. MTC is a medium-sized public school situated in West Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 13 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree electrical technology students list, MTC has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,974 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students per year to attend Midlands Technical College.
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Ivy Tech Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate list. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 58 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,919 for associate degree electrical technology students per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.
Lake Superior State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate list. Located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.
Lake Superior State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,398 for associate degree electrical technology students per year to attend Lake Superior State University.
State Technical College of Missouri did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. State Technical College of Missouri is located in Linn, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 associates’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.
STC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend State Technical College of Missouri is $12,926 for associate degree electrical technology students.
Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 12 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College is $9,076 for Associate Degree Electrical Technology students.
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Kirkwood Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for associate degree electrical technology 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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