2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,056 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 196th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 565 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 300 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 engineering technology 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 Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$6,787 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bellingham Technical College is a small public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 28 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bellingham Technical College is $6,787 for far western us region associate degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$6,253 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. CPTC is a small public school situated in Lakewood, Washington. It awarded 14 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

CPTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $6,253 for far western us region associate degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend CPTC.

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#3

Olympic College

Bremerton, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$6,683 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olympic College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Olympic College is located in Bremerton, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

OC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $6,683 for far western us region associate degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend OC.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at OC

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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