2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Nanotechnology

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Nanotechnology is the 957th most popular major in the country with 128 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 nanotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in nanotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nanotechnology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nanotechnology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Nanotechnology

#1

Erie Community College

Buffalo, New York

#1 in overall quality

$5,131 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Erie Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nanotech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Erie Community College also made our “Best Nanotechnology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Erie Community College is $5,131 for Associate Degree Nanotech students.

Full Erie Community College Nanotechnology Report

#2

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$11,063 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Dakota County Technical College is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s nanotech degrees in 2019-2020.

DCTC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nanotechnology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,063 for associate degree nanotech students per year to attend Dakota County Technical College.

Read more about Nanotechnology at DCTC

#3

Community College of Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$9,047 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Allegheny County. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate list. CCAC is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCAC also made our “Best Nanotechnology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for CCAC is $9,047 for associate degree nanotech students.

Full Community College of Allegheny County Nanotechnology Report

#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana

#4 in overall quality

$6,919 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ivy Tech Community College also made our “Best Nanotechnology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $6,919 for Associate Degree Nanotech students per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.

Read more about Nanotechnology at Ivy Tech Community College

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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