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2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Industrial Technology is the 192nd most popular major in the country with 4,673 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in industrial technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school. 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 $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree industrial tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Panola College

Carthage, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Panola College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Panola College is a public institution located in Carthage, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Panola College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Panola College is $9,069 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Panola College

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. TSTC is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $12,576 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at TSTC

#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 $48-$75k list. Located in The Woodlands, Texas, this large public school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Harris Montgomery, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Harris Montgomery is $9,390 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Victoria College

Victoria, Texas
#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Victoria College landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree industrial tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, Victoria College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,357 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Victoria College.

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#5

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#5 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #5 spot on the list. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SJC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Juan College is $7,996 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at SJC

#6

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#6 in overall quality

El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Paso Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,230 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend El Paso Community College.

Read more about Industrial Technology at El Paso Community 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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