2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in Connecticut

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in Connecticut” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology is the 153rd most popular major in the country with 6,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Connecticut, there were 56 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,719 and $18,083 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in Connecticut” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in Connecticut

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut associate degree electrical technology students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in Connecticut

#1

Naugatuck Valley Community College

Waterbury, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$6,767 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Naugatuck Valley Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. The estimated yearly cost for Naugatuck Valley Community College is $6,767 for connecticut associate degree electrical technology students.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$6,381 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gateway Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. The estimated yearly cost for Gateway Community College is $6,381 for Connecticut Associate Degree Electrical Technology students.

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#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$28,541 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in Connecticut list. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also took the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. It costs about $28,541 for Connecticut Associate Degree Electrical Technology students per year to attend University of Hartford.

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.

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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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