2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Engineering Technology is the 196th most popular major in the country with 4,056 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,274 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 44 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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 Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rexburg, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
BYU - I also made our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for associate degree engineering technology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate. This small school is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 52 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree engineering technology students list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,500 for associate degree engineering technology students per year to attend OSU Institute of Technology.
Full Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 44 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lee College is a public institution located in Baytown, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree engineering technology students list, Lee College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,732 for associate degree engineering technology students per year to attend Lee College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bismarck State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. BSC is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
BSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,420 for associate degree engineering technology students per year to attend Bismarck State College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. Edinboro, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Edinboro also made our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is $16,833 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 54 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,802 for associate degree engineering technology students per year to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
Read more about Engineering Technology at Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
OSU-OKC also took the #12 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is $6,753 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.
Full Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Engineering Technology Report
Bellingham Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Bellingham Technical College is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bellingham Technical College is $6,787 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.
Full Bellingham Technical College Engineering Technology Report
Chattanooga State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 86 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
Chattanooga State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Chattanooga State Community College is $6,742 for associate degree engineering technology students.
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Century College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Century College is $10,808 for associate degree engineering technology students.
Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is located in Hanceville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Wallace State, Hanceville is $7,411 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.
Full Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Engineering Technology Report
Ivy Tech Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
Ivy Tech Community College also made our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. It costs about $6,919 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.
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Seminole State College of Florida came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Sanford, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Seminole State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Seminole State is $8,326 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.
Full Seminole State College of Florida Engineering Technology Report
Clover Park Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Clover Park Technical College is located in Lakewood, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Clover Park Technical College is $7,904 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.
With a ranking of #15, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSCJ, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FSCJ is $3,916 for associate degree engineering technology students.
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With a ranking of #16, Tri-County Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. Located in Pendleton, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
TCTC also made our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. The estimated yearly cost for TCTC is $7,309 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.
Full Tri-County Technical College Engineering Technology Report
Pellissippi State Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. Pellissippi State Community College is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Pellissippi State Community College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pellissippi State Community College is $5,744 for associate degree engineering technology students.
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Jefferson State Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.
Jeff State also took the #14 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Jeff State is $9,018 for associate degree engineering technology students.
Manchester Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Manchester, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
MCC also made our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $7,142 for associate degree engineering technology students.
Full Manchester Community College Engineering Technology Report
Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
Naugatuck Valley Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,767 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students per year to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College.
Read more about Engineering Technology at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Miami University - Hamilton came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school situated in Hamilton, Ohio. It awarded 9 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Miami University - Hamilton also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Miami University - Hamilton is $11,559 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.
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Eastern Florida State College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. EFSC is a public institution located in Cocoa, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,955 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students per year to attend Eastern Florida State College.
Full Eastern Florida State College Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #23, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. Fort Dodge, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,102 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students per year to attend Iowa Central Community College.
Full Iowa Central Community College Engineering Technology Report
Wright State University - Lake Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate list. Wright State University - Lake Campus is located in Celina, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Wright State University - Lake Campus also made our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend Wright State University - Lake Campus is $12,099 for Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.
Full Wright State University - Lake Campus Engineering Technology Report
Olympic College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Bremerton, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,319 for associate degree engineering technology students per year to attend Olympic 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%.
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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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