2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Industrial Technology is the 192nd most popular major in the country with 4,673 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,147 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree industrial tech students.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bismarck State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate list. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.
BSC also made our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend BSC is $9,420 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olympic College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate. OC is a medium-sized public school situated in Bremerton, Washington. It awarded 209 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OC is $7,319 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate. 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.
In addition to being on our associate degree industrial tech students list, TSTC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for associate degree industrial tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Panola College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate. This small school is located in Carthage, Texas, and it awarded 22 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Panola College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Panola College is $6,662 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nunez Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate. Nunez Community College is a small school located in Chalmette, Louisiana that handed out 44 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Nunez Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Nunez Community College is $10,146 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.
Ivy Tech Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 174 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Ivy Tech Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,919 for associate degree industrial tech students per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.
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Lone Star College System did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. North Harris Montgomery is located in The Woodlands, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 associates’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
North Harris Montgomery also made our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Lone Star College System is $8,016 for associate degree industrial tech students.
South Louisiana Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate list. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial tech degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree industrial tech students list, South Louisiana Community College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Louisiana Community College is $10,155 for associate degree industrial tech students.
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Owens Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.
Owens State Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,323 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend Owens State Community College.
Coastal Alabama Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate list. Bay Minette, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial tech degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Coastal Alabama Community College, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,263 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend Coastal Alabama Community College.
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Victoria College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Victoria College is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Victoria College also took the #18 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,629 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend Victoria College.
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With a ranking of #12, Danville Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate list. Danville Community College is located in Danville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 associates’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Danville Community College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,913 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend Danville Community College.
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Pittsburg State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Pittsburg State University is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,436 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend Pittsburg State University.
With a ranking of #14, Great Basin College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate list. Elko, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial tech degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Great Basin College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Great Basin College is $7,437 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.
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Wake Technical Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 22 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Wake Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $6,876 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.
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Oakland Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree industrial tech students list, Oakland Community College has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $2,825 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.
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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 12 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeastern, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,171 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend Southeastern Louisiana University.
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Bossier Parish Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate list. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bossier City, Louisiana that handed out 10 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bossier Parish Community College, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bossier Parish Community College is $8,905 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.
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Lincoln Trail College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate list. Lincoln Trail College is located in Robinson, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lincoln Trail College, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lincoln Trail College is $6,771 for associate degree industrial tech students.
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With a ranking of #20, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate list. Eastern is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 34 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Kentucky University is $14,149 for associate degree industrial tech students.
With a ranking of #21, Northeast State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate list. Blountville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial tech degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.
Northeast State Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,198 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend Northeast State Technical Community College.
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San Juan College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. San Juan College is a medium-sized public school situated in Farmington, New Mexico. It awarded 11 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SJC is $6,115 for associate degree industrial tech students.
Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Cuyahoga Community College District is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,415 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend Cuyahoga Community College District.
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With a ranking of #24, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree industrial tech students list, PFW has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne is $10,912 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.
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John Tyler Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial tech degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
John Tyler Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,810 for Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend John Tyler 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%.
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