by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,676 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,419 and had an average of $23,567 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 251 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,632 and $26,530 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general engineering technology programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #1 spot on the list. MCC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 16 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Kansas State University
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Bismarck State College General Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Century College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fort Dodge, Iowa that handed out 5 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Central Community College General Engineering Technology Report
Dordt University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Dordt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s 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%.
Lincoln University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Lincoln University 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.
Full Lincoln University General Engineering Technology Report
Saint Louis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Louis Community College is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Saint Louis Community College General Engineering Technology Report
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