2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology in Alabama

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in Alabama” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Alabama, there were 257 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 77 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,270 and $19,839 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in Alabama” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama associate degree engineering technology students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology in Alabama

#1

Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

Hanceville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$7,411 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in Alabama list. Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is a small school located in Hanceville, Alabama that handed out 33 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Wallace State, Hanceville also made our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is $7,411 for Alabama Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.

Read more about Engineering Technology at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

#2

Jefferson State Community College

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$9,018 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in Alabama list. 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 #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jeff State is $9,018 for alabama associate degree engineering technology students.

Full Jefferson State Community College Engineering Technology Report

#3

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$15,514 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Livingston, Alabama that handed out 1 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Alabama also made our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of West Alabama is $15,514 for Alabama Associate Degree Engineering Technology students.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at University of West Alabama

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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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