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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician

25 Ranked Colleges
207 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major

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In 2020-2021, 434 people earned their degree in petroleum technology/technician, making the major the 780th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 207 petroleum technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in petroleum technology/technician. That schools that top this list have a program in petroleum technology/technician in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician

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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. CPI is a small school located in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Mississippi Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Summit, Mississippi, and it awarded 19 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 43 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pierpont Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s petroleum tech students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Northern Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major list. This small school is located in Wheeling, West Virginia, and it awarded 8 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lackawanna College
Scranton, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, Lackawanna College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s petroleum tech degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

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Fletcher Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major list. This small school is located in Schriever, Louisiana, and it awarded 12 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Williston State College
Williston, North Dakota

Williston State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking. Williston State College is a small public school situated in Williston, North Dakota. It awarded 5 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major list. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Pittsburgh - Bradford
Bradford, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #10, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major list. Pitt Bradford is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s petroleum tech degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

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Bismarck State College
Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking. BSC is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 12 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Western Texas College
Snyder, Texas

With a ranking of #12, Western Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major list. Western Texas College is a small school located in Snyder, Texas that handed out 3 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Seward County Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking. Seward County Community College is a public institution located in Liberal, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SCCC Petroleum Technology/Technician Report

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Stark State College
North Canton, Ohio

Stark State College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s petroleum tech students in 2020-2021.

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Navarro College
Corsicana, Texas

With a ranking of #15, Navarro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major list. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school situated in Corsicana, Texas. It awarded 9 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking, coming in at #16. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school situated in Godfrey, Illinois. It awarded 7 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Coastal Bend College
Beeville, Texas

Coastal Bend College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking. Located in Beeville, Texas, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s petroleum tech students in 2020-2021.

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Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, Louisiana

With a ranking of #18, Bossier Parish Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major list. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bossier City, Louisiana that handed out 4 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs, Wyoming

Western Wyoming Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking. This small school is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and it awarded 1 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #20, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s petroleum tech degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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Aims Community College
Greeley, Colorado

Aims Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s petroleum tech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

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North Central Texas College
Gainesville, Texas

North Central Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking, coming in at #22. North Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school situated in Gainesville, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, Texas

Lone Star College System came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking. This large school is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Washington State Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking. Washington State Community College is a small school located in Marietta, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas

Palo Alto College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Petroleum Tech Major ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s petroleum tech students in 2020-2021.

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