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2022 Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
147 Degrees Awarded
$12,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 9,020 people earned their degree in electronics engineering technology, making the major the 119th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, electronics engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,459 and had an average of $25,065 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 348 electronics engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,833 and $30,453 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 147 electronics engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in electronics engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electronics engineering technology 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 electronics engineering technology 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 EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Electronics Engineering Technology in the Far Western US Region

#1

Great Basin College

Elko, Nevada

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Great Basin College is a small school located in Elko, Nevada that handed out 44 associates’s EE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Great Basin College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $7,437 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree EE Tech students per year to attend Great Basin College.

Read full report on Electronics Engineering Technology at Great Basin College

#2

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Portland Community College is $8,914 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree EE Tech students.

Read full report on Electronics Engineering Technology at Portland Community College

#3

Olympic College

Bremerton, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Bremerton, Washington, and it awarded 2 associates’s EE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Olympic College is $7,319 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree EE Tech students.

Read more about Electronics Engineering Technology at OC

#4

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 4 associates’s EE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Los Angeles Trade Technical College is $6,907 for far western us region associate degree ee tech students.

Read full report on Electronics Engineering Technology at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Gorge Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Columbia Gorge Community College is a small school located in The Dalles, Oregon that handed out 10 associates’s EE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Gorge Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Columbia Gorge Community College is $9,080 for far western us region associate degree ee tech students.

Read full report on Electronics Engineering Technology at Columbia Gorge Community College

#6

DeVry University - California

Pomona, California

DeVry University - California landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s EE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - California also took the #3 spot in our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - California is $26,056 for far western us region associate degree ee tech students.

Full DeVry University - California Electronics Engineering Technology Report

#7

Clark College

Vancouver, Washington

With a ranking of #7, Clark College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Clark College is a medium-sized public school situated in Vancouver, Washington. It awarded 3 associates’s EE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Clark College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $8,237 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree EE Tech students per year to attend Clark College.

Read full report on Electronics Engineering Technology at Clark College

#8 in overall quality

Southern California Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Anaheim, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s EE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree ee tech students list, Southern California Institute of Technology has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern California Institute of Technology is $27,143 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree EE Tech students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southern California Institute of Technology Electronics Engineering Technology Report

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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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