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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

12 Ranked Colleges
554 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality manufacturing engineering technology 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 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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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Northeastern College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small school located in Blytheville, Arkansas that handed out 4 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Arkansas Northeastern College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spartanburg 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 $75-$110k. Spartanburg Community College is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 11 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Spartanburg Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,629 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Spartanburg Community College.

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#3

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pearl River Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Poplarville, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 57 diplomas 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 $75-$110k list, Pearl River Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pearl River Community College is $10,480 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Pearl River Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John C Calhoun State Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Calhoun Community College is a public institution located in Tanner, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 153 associates’s 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. It costs about $9,622 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend John C Calhoun State Community College.

Full John C Calhoun State Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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.

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 estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $12,786 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Copiah-Lincoln Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public institution located in Wesson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,657 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

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#7

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Mountwest 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 $75-$110k list. MCTC is a small school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 7 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCTC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,669 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend MCTC.

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#10 in overall quality

Gateway Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Gateway is a small public school situated in Florence, Kentucky. It awarded 9 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Gateway also took the #10 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gateway Community and Technical College is $9,634 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Gateway Community and Technical College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#9

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia
#9 in overall quality

West Virginia University at Parkersburg ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Parkersburg, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $7,200 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#12 in overall quality

Nashville State Community 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 $75-$110k ranking. Nashville State Community College is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

Nashville State Community College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,944 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Nashville State Community College.

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#11

Central Alabama Community College

Alexander City, Alabama
#13 in overall quality

Central Alabama Community College 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 $75-$110k ranking. Alexander City, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Central Alabama Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Alabama Community College is $10,425 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Central Alabama Community College

#12

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#11 in overall quality

ITI Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

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 $23,050 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ITI Technical 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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