by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,242 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,106 and $20,241 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 525 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 49 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree me tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. PIA is a small school located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania that handed out 78 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clinton Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Plattsburgh, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Clinton Community College
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cobleskill, New York, this small public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Corning Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend County College of Morris. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in Randolph, New Jersey, and it awarded 35 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at County College of Morris
With a ranking of #6, Jamestown Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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
Onondaga Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. 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.
Brookdale Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Lincroft, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Brookdale Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #9, New York City College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 64 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at City Tech
Sussex County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Sussex County Community College is a public institution located in Newton, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alfred State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alfred State College is a small public school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 14 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Finger Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Canandaigua, New York that handed out 7 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Finger Lakes Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Camden County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blackwood, New Jersey. It awarded 18 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Camden County College
Niagara County Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Sanborn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Niagara County Community College
Lehigh Carbon Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LCCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Mercer County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in West Windsor, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mercer County Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Cayuga County Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cayuga County Community College is a small public school situated in Auburn, New York. It awarded 3 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Cayuga Community College
With a ranking of #18, Mohawk Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Utica, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Farmingdale State College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Farmingdale State College is located in Farmingdale, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
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 Technology at Farmingdale State College
Essex County College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Westmoreland County Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Westmoreland College is a small school located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Westmoreland College
With a ranking of #22, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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SUNY Broome ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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Middlesex County College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Middlesex County College is located in Edison, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Middlesex County College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Morrisville State College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Morrisville State College is a small school located in Morrisville, New York that handed out 4 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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