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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$10,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 396 people earned their degree in plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician, making the major the 842nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 148 plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 49 plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician 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 plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Rapids Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Grand Rapids Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Rapids Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $8,684 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech students per year to attend Grand Rapids Community College.

Full Grand Rapids Community College Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Report

#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plastics and polymer engineering tech degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $12,889 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech students per year to attend Ferris State University.

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#3

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schoolcraft College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized school located in Livonia, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s plastics and polymer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Schoolcraft College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $7,578 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech students per year to attend Schoolcraft College.

Full Schoolcraft College Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Report

#4

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shawnee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. Shawnee State University is a small school located in Portsmouth, Ohio that handed out 1 associates’s plastics and polymer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Shawnee State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,320 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech students per year to attend Shawnee State University.

Full Shawnee State University Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Report

#5

Mid Michigan College

Harrison, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid Michigan College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Harrison, Michigan, and it awarded 2 associates’s plastics and polymer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Mid Michigan College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mid Michigan College is $8,199 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech students.

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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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