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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Automotive Engineering Technology

12 Ranked Colleges
348 Degrees Awarded
$7,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Automotive Engineering Technology is the 451st most popular major in the country with 1,170 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 348 automotive engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in automotive engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent automotive engineering technology/technician programs, but they also 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 automotive engineering technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree automotive engineering tech students.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Automotive Engineering Technology

#1

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, Ohio
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Owens Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perrysburg, Ohio. It awarded 45 associates’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Owens State Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Owens State Community College is $8,323 for associate degree automotive engineering tech students.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Seminole State College of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Sanford, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s automotive engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Seminole State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Seminole State College of Florida is $8,326 for Associate Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students.

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#3

Great Basin College

Elko, Nevada
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Great Basin College is located in Elko, Nevada and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 associates’s automotive engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Great Basin College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Great Basin College is $7,437 for Associate Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cuyahoga Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,415 for associate degree automotive engineering tech students per year to attend Cuyahoga Community College District.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school situated in North Canton, Ohio. It awarded 13 associates’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Stark State College also made our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Stark State College is $6,464 for Associate Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students.

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#6

Camden County College

Blackwood, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

Camden County College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Camden County College is a medium-sized school located in Blackwood, New Jersey that handed out 9 associates’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Camden County College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Camden County College is $6,603 for associate degree automotive engineering tech students.

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#7

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Brookdale Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s automotive engineering tech degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Brookdale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brookdale Community College is $9,156 for associate degree automotive engineering tech students.

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#7 in overall quality

Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 8 associates’s automotive engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,916 for associate degree automotive engineering tech students per year to attend FSCJ.

Read more about Automotive Engineering Technology at Florida State College at Jacksonville

#9

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida
#10 in overall quality

Indian River State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s automotive engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indian River State College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indian River State College is $2,003 for associate degree automotive engineering tech students.

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#10

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#11 in overall quality

Oklahoma City Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s automotive engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

OCCC also made our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma City Community College is $6,842 for associate degree automotive engineering tech students.

Full Oklahoma City Community College Automotive Engineering Technology Report

#11

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Farmingdale State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public institution located in Farmingdale, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Farmingdale State College is $8,638 for Associate Degree Automotive Engineering Tech students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Automotive Engineering Technology at Farmingdale State College

#12

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#12 in overall quality

University of West Alabama ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Automotive Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s automotive engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

University of West Alabama also took the #12 spot in our “Best Automotive Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of West Alabama is $15,514 for associate degree automotive 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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