2022 Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in Iowa

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Electronics Engineering Technology is the 119th most popular major in the country with 9,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Iowa, there were 254 electronics engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,150 and $22,966 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 115 electronics engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,684 and $18,179 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electronics engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in Iowa.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Electronics Engineering Technology in Iowa

#1

Indian Hills Community College

Ottumwa, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$7,217 Average Net Price

$55,512 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian Hills Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, this small public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified associates’s EE tech students in 2019-2020.

IHCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for IHCC is $7,217 for Iowa Associate Degree EE Tech students.

Read full report on Electronics Engineering Technology at IHCC

#2

Northwest Iowa Community College

Sheldon, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$12,125 Average Net Price

$62,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Iowa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in Iowa list. Sheldon, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s EE tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Northwest Iowa Community College also made our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Iowa Community College is $12,125 for Iowa Associate Degree EE Tech students.

Full Northwest Iowa Community College Electronics Engineering Technology Report

#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$10,939 Average Net Price

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 16 associates’s EE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for Iowa Associate Degree EE Tech students.

Read more about Electronics Engineering Technology at Kirkwood Community College

#4

Des Moines Area Community College

Ankeny, Iowa

#4 in overall quality

$10,076 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in Iowa. DMACC is a large public school situated in Ankeny, Iowa. It awarded 7 associates’s EE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” list. It costs about $10,076 for iowa associate degree ee tech students per year to attend DMACC.

Full Des Moines Area Community College Electronics Engineering Technology Report

#5

Hamilton Technical College

Davenport, Iowa

#5 in overall quality

$19,640 Average Net Price

$28,816 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamilton Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value EE Tech Schools for an Associate in Iowa. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s EE tech degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Hamilton Technical College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. It costs about $19,640 for iowa associate degree ee tech students per year to attend Hamilton Technical College.

Read more about Electronics Engineering Technology at Hamilton Technical College

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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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