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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” 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 the Southwest region, there were 323 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,045 and $23,876 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular mechanical engineering technology programs in the United States.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree me tech students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. OCCC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lee College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baytown, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Lee College
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 1 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. AWC is a public institution located in Yuma, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at AWC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Navajo Technical University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Navajo Tech
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Athens, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering Technology at Trinity Valley Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Clovis Community College is a public institution located in Clovis, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Clovis Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Tech Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at TSTC
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