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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
415 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US 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 Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 12,687 people earned their degree in industrial production technology, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, industrial production technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,214 and had an average of $18,526 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,918 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,750 and $15,362 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 415 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in industrial production technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial production technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial production technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Far Western US Region

#1

Olympic College

Bremerton, Washington

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympic College landed the #1 spot on the list. Olympic College is a medium-sized school located in Bremerton, Washington that handed out 209 associates’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree industrial production tech students list, OC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OC is $7,319 for far western us region associate degree industrial production tech students.

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#2

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,914 for far western us region associate degree industrial production tech students per year to attend Portland Community College.

Full Portland Community College Industrial Production Technology Report

#3

Great Basin College

Elko, Nevada

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Great Basin College is a small school located in Elko, Nevada that handed out 13 associates’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Great Basin College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $7,437 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Industrial Production Tech students per year to attend Great Basin College.

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#4

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shoreline Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Shoreline, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

Shoreline Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $7,221 for far western us region associate degree industrial production tech students per year to attend Shoreline Community College.

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#5

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Los Angeles Trade Technical College is $6,907 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Industrial Production Tech students.

Full Los Angeles Trade Technical College Industrial Production Technology Report

University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree industrial production tech students list, UAF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $10,333 for far western us region associate degree industrial production tech students per year to attend UAF.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Industrial Production Technology Report

#8 in overall quality

South Puget Sound Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school situated in Olympia, Washington. It awarded 3 associates’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Puget Sound Community College also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend South Puget Sound Community College is $7,007 for far western us region associate degree industrial production tech students.

Full South Puget Sound Community College Industrial Production Technology Report

University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Alaska Anchorage is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Anchorage is $12,995 for far western us region associate degree industrial production tech students.

Full University of Alaska Anchorage Industrial Production 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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