by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” 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.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 352 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,854 and $21,245 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 117 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful mechanical engineering technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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 “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania 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 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 78 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lehigh Carbon Community College is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Lehigh Carbon Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westmoreland County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. Westmoreland College is a small school located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Westmoreland County Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montgomery County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Montgomery County Community College
Butler County Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. BC3 is a small school located in Butler, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Butler County Community College
Community College of Allegheny County came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. CCAC is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at CCAC
Delaware County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Delaware County Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Saint Francis University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Saint Francis is a small school located in Loretto, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Saint Francis
Point Park University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Point Park University Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
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