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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

13 Ranked Colleges
554 Degrees Awarded
$8,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k” 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 $30-$48k” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the manufacturing engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Northeastern College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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 estimated yearly cost for Arkansas Northeastern College is $4,462 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Arkansas Northeastern College

#2

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pearl River Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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.

Pearl River Community College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $5,553 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Pearl River Community College.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John C Calhoun State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Tanner, Alabama, and it awarded 153 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Calhoun Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for John C Calhoun State Community College is $5,108 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#5 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartanburg Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Spartanburg Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Spartanburg Community College is $2,647 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Spartanburg Community College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,361 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Wesson, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $4,028 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#10 in overall quality

Gateway Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Florence, Kentucky, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Gateway did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Gateway is $6,037 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Gateway Community and Technical College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#8

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Mountwest Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MCTC 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MCTC is $7,948 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#12 in overall quality

Nashville State Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nashville State Community College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,460 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Nashville State Community College.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Nashville State Community College

#10

Central Alabama Community College

Alexander City, Alabama
#13 in overall quality

Central Alabama Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Alexander City, Alabama, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Central Alabama Community College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Alabama Community College is $5,173 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Central Alabama Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#11

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia
#9 in overall quality

West Virginia University at Parkersburg came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia that handed out 14 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

West Virginia University at Parkersburg did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $6,215 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#12

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, ITI Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ITI Technical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

ITI Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,464 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ITI Technical College.

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#13

Sullivan University

Louisville, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Sullivan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sullivan University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 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 yearly cost to attend Sullivan University is $24,381 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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