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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois” ranking.
Mechanical Engineering Technology is the 132nd most popular major in the country with 6,013 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Illinois, there were 164 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,372 and $16,763 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology. That schools that top this list have a program in mechanical engineering technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Triton College landed the #1 spot on the list. Triton College is a public institution located in River Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Triton College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Central College landed the #2 spot on the list. ICC is a public institution located in East Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakton Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois list. Located in Des Plaines, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Full Oakton Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moraine Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois list. Moraine Valley Community College is located in Palos Hills, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Moraine Valley Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Prairie State College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Lake County. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in Illinois. Located in Grayslake, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Full College of Lake County Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
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