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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology

220 Ranked Colleges
1,835 Degrees Awarded
$45,243 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major

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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 6,013 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering technology, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,639 and had an average of $22,526 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,835 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major” ranking analyzed 220 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mechanical engineering technology.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology

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J-Tech Institute
Jacksonville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend J-Tech Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 42 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major list. ITEC-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 Technology Report

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Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major list. Located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 78 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

Full Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major. Located in San Juan, , this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan

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Out of the 220 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Aguadilla, , and it awarded 47 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UPR Aguadilla Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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With a ranking of #6, Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major list. Located in Guayama, , this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama

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Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh, New York

With a ranking of #7, Clinton Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major list. This small school is located in Plattsburgh, New York, and it awarded 6 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Clinton Community College

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University of Puerto Rico - Carolina did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Carolina, , and it awarded 29 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Puerto Rico - Carolina Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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Nunez Community College
Chalmette, Louisiana

Nunez Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking. Nunez Community College is a public institution located in Chalmette, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Nunez Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, New Hampshire

NHTI-Concord’s Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major list. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full NHTI-Concord’s Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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Bluefield State College
Bluefield, West Virginia

Bluefield State College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major list. Bluefield State College is located in Bluefield, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Bluefield State College

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SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, New York

SUNY Cobleskill ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 18 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at SUNY Cobleskill

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H Councill Trenholm State Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking. H Councill Trenholm State Community College is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at H Councill Trenholm State Community College

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Zane State College
Zanesville, Ohio

Zane State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking, coming in at #14. Zanesville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Full Zane State College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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Miami University - Middletown came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking. Miami University - Middletown is located in Middletown, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Miami University - Middletown

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Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield Technical Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Springfield Technical Community College

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Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking, coming in at #17. LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at LSCC - Birmingham Campus

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Corning Community College
Corning, New York

Corning Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking. Corning Community College is a public institution located in Corning, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Corning Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

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County College of Morris
Randolph, New Jersey

County College of Morris did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking, coming in at #19. County College of Morris is a public institution located in Randolph, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at County College of Morris

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Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, New York

Jamestown Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking, coming in at #20. Jamestown Community College is a small school located in Jamestown, New York that handed out 16 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Jamestown Community College

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Cincinnati State

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With a ranking of #22, Northwest State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major list. Northwest State Community College is located in Archbold, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Northwest State Community College

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Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at BFIT

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Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York

Onondaga Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major list. OCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 24 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at OCC

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New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, Rhode Island

New England Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech 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 Technology at New England Institute of Technology

Rest of the Best 34 in Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major

Not only did these schools make the top 34 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Owens Community College
Perrysburg, Ohio
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Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, New Jersey
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Glen Oaks Community College
Centreville, Michigan
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Great Basin College
Elko, Nevada
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Vermont Technical College
Randolph, Vermont
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Triton College
River Grove, Illinois

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