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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 4,500 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 251 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree engineering technology students.

Top 8 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region

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Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and it awarded 4 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Bismarck State College
Bismarck, North Dakota

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

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Lincoln University
Jefferson City, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. LU Missouri is located in Jefferson City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

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Century College
White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Century College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. White Bear Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 9 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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