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2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

13 Ranked Colleges
554 Degrees Awarded
$8,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southeast Region” ranking.

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” ranking, we looked at 13 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology 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 list. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small public school situated in Blytheville, Arkansas. It awarded 4 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Arkansas Northeastern College, the school also landed 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 $4,371 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students.

Full Arkansas Northeastern College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. 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 $8,503 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students.

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#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Poplarville, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.

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 $6,114 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students.

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 list. Located in Tanner, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 153 degrees to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Calhoun Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Calhoun Community College is $5,722 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students.

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

#5

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Wesson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $3,714 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

#6

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Spartanburg Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Spartanburg Community College is a public institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students list, Spartanburg Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Spartanburg Community College is $2,804 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students.

Full Spartanburg Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#7

Sullivan University

Louisville, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

Sullivan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Sullivan University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

Sullivan University also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $22,392 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students per year to attend Sullivan University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Sullivan University

#8

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia
#9 in overall quality

West Virginia University at Parkersburg came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. 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 also took 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 $6,342 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students.

Full West Virginia University at Parkersburg Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#9

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Mountwest Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. MCTC is a small school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 7 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

MCTC also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $8,122 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students per year to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Mountwest Community and Technical College

#10

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#11 in overall quality

ITI 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 ranking. 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 also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $19,906 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students per year to attend ITI Technical College.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at ITI Technical College

#10 in overall quality

Gateway Community and Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Florence, Kentucky, and it awarded 9 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students list, Gateway has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gateway is $6,231 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Gateway Community and Technical College

#12

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Nashville State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students 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 estimated yearly cost for Nashville State Community College is $7,669 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students.

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

#13

Central Alabama Community College

Alexander City, Alabama
#13 in overall quality

Central Alabama Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Alexander City, Alabama, and it awarded 4 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Alabama Community College, the school also landed 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 $5,402 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students.

Full Central Alabama Community College 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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