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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$6,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,673 people earned their degree in industrial technology/technician, making the major the 192nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 758 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 168 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. TSTC is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 29 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State Technical College is $9,067 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Texas State Technical College

#2

Panola College

Carthage, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Panola College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Carthage, Texas, this small public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

Panola College also made our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Panola College is $5,925 for southwest region associate degree industrial tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in The Woodlands, Texas, this large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree industrial tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, North Harris Montgomery has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,538 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lone Star College System.

Full North Harris Montgomery Industrial Technology Report

#4

Victoria College

Victoria, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Victoria College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Victoria College is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Victoria College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Victoria College is $5,652 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Victoria College

#5

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

El Paso Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,609 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at El Paso Community College

#6

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

San Juan College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

SJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,641 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Juan College.

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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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