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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$6,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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” 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” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in industrial technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree industrial tech students.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas State Technical College 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 southwest region associate degree industrial tech students list, TSTC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend TSTC.

Full Texas State Technical College Industrial Technology Report

#2

Panola College

Carthage, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Panola College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Panola College is a small public school situated in Carthage, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Panola College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,662 for southwest region associate degree industrial tech students per year to attend Panola College.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Panola College

#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 list. This large school is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and it awarded 60 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

North Harris Montgomery not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Harris Montgomery is $8,016 for southwest region associate degree industrial tech students.

Read more about Industrial Technology at North Harris Montgomery

#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. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Victoria College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,629 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend Victoria College.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Victoria College

#5

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s industrial tech degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree industrial tech students list, SJC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,115 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students per year to attend San Juan College.

Full SJC Industrial Technology Report

#6

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#6 in overall quality

El Paso Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students.

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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