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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

16 Ranked Colleges
589 Degrees Awarded
$6,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,195 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,903 and had an average of $20,609 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,873 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,686 and $20,911 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 589 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general 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 Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 18 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State College at Jacksonville is $2,126 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattanooga State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 86 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Chattanooga State Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,986 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Chattanooga State Community College.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pellissippi State Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Pellissippi State Community College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Pellissippi State Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pellissippi State Community College is $4,880 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Tri-County Technical College

Pendleton, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tri-County Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tri-County Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Pendleton, South Carolina that handed out 14 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCTC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,938 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend TCTC.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Florida State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Cocoa, Florida, and it awarded 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

EFSC also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for EFSC is $4,806 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wallace State, Hanceville is a small school located in Hanceville, Alabama that handed out 33 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wallace State, Hanceville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wallace State, Hanceville is $7,191 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Wilkes Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Wilkes Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wilkes Community College is $1,803 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#4 in overall quality

Seminole State College of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Seminole State is a fairly large public school situated in Sanford, Florida. It awarded 5 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seminole State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,006 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Seminole State College of Florida.

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Jefferson State Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Jefferson State Community College is $7,358 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

Walters State Community College

Morristown, Tennessee
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Walters State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Morristown, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, WSCC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,897 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend WSCC.

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#11

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
#15 in overall quality

Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Horry-Georgetown Technical College has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,115 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

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#12

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Morehead State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Morehead State University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $10,029 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#13

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville State Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Nashville State Community College also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $7,139 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Nashville State Community College.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,659 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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#15

Cleveland State Community College

Cleveland, Tennessee
#16 in overall quality

Cleveland State Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Cleveland State Community College is a public institution located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State Community College, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,278 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cleveland State Community College.

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#16

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#11 in overall quality

University of West Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Livingston, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Alabama, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of West Alabama is $14,254 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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