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2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

13 Ranked Colleges
554 Degrees Awarded
$7,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,052 people earned their degree in manufacturing engineering technology, making the major the 258th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,632 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 554 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great manufacturing engineering technology 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 manufacturing engineering technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Northeastern College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Blytheville, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Arkansas Northeastern College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas Northeastern College is $4,010 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Arkansas Northeastern College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John C Calhoun State Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tanner, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 153 diplomas to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Calhoun Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Calhoun Community College is $3,904 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at John C Calhoun State Community College

#3

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pearl River Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pearl River Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pearl River Community College is $5,488 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Pearl River Community College

#4

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $2,707 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 1 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,303 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#6

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Spartanburg Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Spartanburg Community College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

Spartanburg Community College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Spartanburg Community College is $1,979 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Spartanburg Community College

#10 in overall quality

Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Gateway Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Florence, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Gateway has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,729 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Gateway.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Gateway

#8

Central Alabama Community College

Alexander City, Alabama
#13 in overall quality

Central Alabama Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Alexander City, Alabama, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Central Alabama Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,384 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Alabama Community College.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Central Alabama Community College

#9

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#12 in overall quality

Nashville State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 9 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Nashville State Community College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Nashville State Community College is $7,139 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Nashville State Community College

#10

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Mountwest Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Mountwest Community and Technical College is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

MCTC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,123 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MCTC.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Mountwest Community and Technical College

#11

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia
#9 in overall quality

West Virginia University at Parkersburg did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

West Virginia University at Parkersburg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $6,050 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at West Virginia University at Parkersburg

#12

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#11 in overall quality

ITI Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. ITI Technical College is a small school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 95 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ITI Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ITI Technical College is $18,318 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at ITI Technical College

#13

Sullivan University

Louisville, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

Sullivan University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 14 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Sullivan University also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Sullivan University is $22,102 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Sullivan University Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

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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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