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 North Carolina” 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 North Carolina, there were 225 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,173 and $24,250 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general engineering technology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 103 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Wilkes Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mayland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina list. Spruce Pine, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Technology at Mayland Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilson Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. WCC is a small public school situated in Wilson, North Carolina. It awarded 16 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnston Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina list. Smithfield, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Johnston Community College
With a ranking of #6, Davidson County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina list. Davidson County Community College is a small school located in Thomasville, North Carolina that handed out 3 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
McDowell Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Marion, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full McDowell Technical Community College General Engineering Technology Report
Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in North Carolina list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Lenoir - Rhyne University
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