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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$7,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 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” 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.

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 Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 75 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students.

Full TSTC Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#2

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kilgore College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Kilgore, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree manufacturing tech students 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 $7,593 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Kilgore College

#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 13 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Houston Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wharton County Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree manufacturing tech students list, Wharton County Junior College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wharton County Junior College is $5,334 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Wharton County Junior College

#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Mesa Community College

#6

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#6 in overall quality

El Paso Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Paso Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,594 for southwest region associate degree manufacturing tech students per year to attend El Paso Community College.

Full El Paso 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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