by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Engineering Technologies is the 20th most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 5,525 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,700 and $24,085 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,199 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California” ranking looked at 99 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering technologies.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree engineering tech students.
Out of the 99 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Arts & Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 23 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at California Institute of Arts & Technology
Out of the 99 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego Miramar College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Diego Miramar College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 74 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Diego Miramar College Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pasadena City College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California. Located in Pasadena, California, this large public school handed out 235 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyamaca College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Located in El Cajon, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lassen Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California. This small school is located in Susanville, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Lassen Community College
With a ranking of #6, Solano Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Located in Fairfield, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. Clovis, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Institute of Technology
Santiago Canyon College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. Santiago Canyon College is a fairly large public school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 45 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Advanced Training Associates did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking, coming in at #9. Located in El Cajon, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Los Angeles Trade Technical College Engineering Technologies Report
Taft College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. Taft, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Livermore, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
San Bernardino Valley College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Located in San Bernardino, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full San Bernardino Valley College Engineering Technologies Report
Gavilan College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Gilroy, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Gavilan College
San Diego City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 14 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. This small school is located in South Lake Tahoe, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Tahoe Community College Engineering Technologies Report
Laney College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. Laney College is located in Oakland, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Academy of Art University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Academy of Art University Engineering Technologies Report
Shasta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. Shasta College is located in Redding, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Ventura College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Ventura, California, and it awarded 36 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Woodland Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. Located in Woodland, California, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Sacramento City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Sacramento City is a fairly large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 21 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Sacramento City College
With a ranking of #23, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California list. Columbia College is a public institution located in Sonora, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Columbia Junior College
Citrus College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking. Glendora, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
DeVry University - California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in California ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - California Engineering Technologies Report
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