by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 385 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,852 and $26,319 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree me tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Great Basin College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region. Elko, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full Great Basin College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bates Technical College is a small public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 5 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lower Columbia College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Longview, Washington, and it awarded 2 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. MHCC is a public institution located in Gresham, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
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Portland Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland Community College is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 2 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of Southern Nevada ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 1 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Barstow Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Barstow Community College is a public institution located in Barstow, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Barstow Community College
South Seattle College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. South Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Seattle College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
College of the Sequoias did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Visalia, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Santiago Canyon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Santiago Canyon College is a fairly large public school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bellingham Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
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Fullerton College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fullerton College is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cuesta College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Merced College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Merced College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Green River College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Auburn, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Skyline College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Skyline College is located in San Bruno, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full Skyline College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Los Angeles Trade Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Los Angeles Trade Technical College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Long Beach City College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Long Beach City College is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Long Beach City College
Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Diablo Valley is a fairly large school located in Pleasant Hill, California that handed out 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Los Medanos College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Los Medanos College is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, California that handed out 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Joaquin Delta College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Stockton, California, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Full San Joaquin Delta College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
San Jose City College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Solano Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Solano College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairfield, California. It awarded 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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