2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate
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Engineering Technologies is the 19th most popular major in the country with 86,730 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,894 and had an average of $21,178 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24,319 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 322 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering technologies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering technologies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 200 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
BSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,420 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students per year to attend Bismarck State College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 150 students in 2019-2020.
Lee College also took the #11 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lee College is $7,732 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
BYU - I also claimed a top spot on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Victoria College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Victoria College is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 38 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Victoria College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,629 for associate degree engineering tech students per year to attend Victoria College.
Out of the 322 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, River Parishes Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. River Parishes Community College is a small school located in Gonzales, Louisiana that handed out 191 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
River Parishes Community College also took the #19 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for River Parishes Community College is $9,418 for associate degree engineering tech students.
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SOWELA Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 210 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
SOWELA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SOWELA Technical Community College is $8,191 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
OSU-OKC also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is $6,753 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.
Ranken Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 154 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree engineering tech students list, Ranken Technical College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ranken Technical College is $15,933 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.
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With a ranking of #9, South Central College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. South Central College is located in North Mankato, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
On top of its placing in this ranking, South Central College also did well on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $10,175 for associate degree engineering tech students.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 188 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cincinnati State, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cincinnati State is $5,469 for associate degree engineering tech students.
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San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. San Jacinto Community College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 228 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, San Jacinto College is in the top on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto College is $8,692 for associate degree engineering tech students.
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Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Tyler Junior College is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Tyler Junior College also did well on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Tyler Junior College is $9,277 for associate degree engineering tech students.
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Oakland Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
Oakland Community College excels when it comes to engineering tech quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $2,825 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.
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Thomas Edison State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Thomas Edison State University is a public institution located in Trenton, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree engineering tech students list, TESU has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” ranking.
College of the Mainland came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Texas City, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, COM is in the top on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. It costs about $2,036 for associate degree engineering tech students per year to attend COM.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Kirkland, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
LWTech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for LWTech is $7,713 for associate degree engineering tech students.
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Southeast Community College Area ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 101 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Community College Area is $9,059 for associate degree engineering tech students.
Full Southeast Community College Area Engineering Technologies Report
Northwest Iowa Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Sheldon, Iowa, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
Northwest Iowa Community College excels when it comes to engineering tech quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Iowa Community College is $12,125 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.
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Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. TSTC is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 515 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TSTC also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.
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Baton Rouge Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. BRCC is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
BRCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BRCC is $9,111 for associate degree engineering tech students.
With a ranking of #21, Odessa College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 29 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,963 for associate degree engineering tech students per year to attend Odessa College.
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $8,108 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.
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With a ranking of #23, Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Watertown, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, LATI also did well on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Area Technical Institute is $12,939 for Associate Degree Engineering Tech students.
Madison Area Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Madison College is a fairly large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 59 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Madison College is also in the top of our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Madison College is $9,904 for associate degree engineering tech students.
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North Dakota State College of Science came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Wahpeton, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, North Dakota State College of Science also did well on our “Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $10,940 for associate degree engineering tech students per year to attend North Dakota State College of Science.
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Not only did these schools make the top 49 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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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%.
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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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