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2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$6,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Manufacturing Engineering Technology is the 258th most popular major in the country with 5,052 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 330 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 123 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,067 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend TSTC.

Full TSTC Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,351 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Houston Community College.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Houston Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wharton County Junior College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Wharton, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,163 for southwest region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Wharton County Junior College.

Full Wharton County Junior College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#4

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kilgore College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Kilgore College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kilgore College is $7,255 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Kilgore College

#5

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,609 for southwest region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend El Paso Community College.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at El Paso Community College

#6

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,317 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Mesa 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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