by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate” ranking.
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology is the 201st most popular major in the country with 3,682 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,217 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 175 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. To top this list, a school must have a successful mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York City College of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate. New York City College of Technology is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 64 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Tech Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate list. ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Universidad del Turabo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate. Universidad del Turabo is located in Gurabo, and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
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Ivy Tech Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 38 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, County College of Morris did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate list. Located in Randolph, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
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Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Springfield Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at STCC
New England Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. East Greenwich, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at New England Institute of Technology
Onondaga Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking. OCC is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Onondaga Community College
NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. NHTI is located in Concord, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full NHTI Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report
With a ranking of #12, Triton College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate list. Triton College is a medium-sized public school situated in River Grove, Illinois. It awarded 22 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sinclair Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 20 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jamestown, North Carolina. It awarded 19 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Guilford Technical Community College Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report
SUNY Cobleskill ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 18 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at SUNY Cobleskill
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati is a public institution located in Manati, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full ITEC-MANATI Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report
Columbus State Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 17 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Farmingdale State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a medium-sized school located in Farmingdale, New York that handed out 17 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Farmingdale State College
Jamestown Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking. Jamestown Community College is a small public school situated in Jamestown, New York. It awarded 16 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
Wake Technical Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate list. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 16 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at UA Little Rock
Corning Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking. Corning Community College is located in Corning, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate ranking. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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Alfred State College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended ME Tech Major for an Associate list. Alfred State is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 14 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Not only did these schools make the top 28 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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