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2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,736 people earned their degree in engineering technology (other), making the major the 205th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering technology (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,047 and had an average of $23,481 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 450 engineering technology (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,000 and $25,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 100 engineering technology (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technology (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering technology (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technology (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Other) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Firelands. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Bowling Green State University - Firelands is located in Huron, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 associates’s other engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

BGSU-Firelands also made our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Bowling Green State University - Firelands is $13,951 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students.

Full BGSU-Firelands Engineering Technology (Other) Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 24 associates’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cuyahoga Community College District also made our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Cuyahoga Community College District is $5,415 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students.

Full Cuyahoga Community College District Engineering Technology (Other) Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 3 associates’s other engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cincinnati State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is $5,469 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students.

Read more about Engineering Technology (Other) at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

#4

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s other engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for great lakes region associate degree other engineering tech students.

Read more about Engineering Technology (Other) at Grand Rapids Community College

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $17,792 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Other Engineering Tech students per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

Read full report on Engineering Technology (Other) at University of Akron Main Campus

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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.

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