by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 85,188 people earned their degree in engineering technologies, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. 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 Pennsylvania, there were 2,406 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,515 and $24,555 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 829 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technologies. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering technologies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburgh Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 120 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Pittsburgh Technical College Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Commonwealth Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania. Johnstown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Williamson College of the Trades landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Williamson College of the Trades Engineering Technologies Report
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson College landed the #4 spot on the list. Johnson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Johnson College
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 78 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Engineering Technologies Report
Triangle Tech - Dubois landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Triangle Tech - Dubois is a small school located in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Triangle Tech - Greensburg landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Triangle Tech - Greensburg Engineering Technologies Report
YTI Career Institute-York landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. YTI is a small private for-profit school situated in York, Pennsylvania. It awarded 20 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a small school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 68 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Erie Institute of Technology Inc came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Erie Institute of Technology Inc is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Erie Institute of Technology Inc
With a ranking of #14, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. Edinboro, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Butler County Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Butler, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full Butler County Community College Engineering Technologies Report
Triangle Tech - Bethlehem came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Triangle Tech - Bethlehem
Reading Area Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Reading, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Full Reading Area Community College Engineering Technologies Report
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Washington, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Penn Commercial
Laurel Technical Institute ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #20, South Hills School of Business & Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in State College, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full South Hills School of Business & Technology Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #21, Community College of Beaver County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. CCBC is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Community College of Beaver County Engineering Technologies Report
Luzerne County Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school situated in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Luzerne County Community College
Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. HACC is a fairly large public school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 48 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Westmoreland County Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Westmoreland College
With a ranking of #25, Lackawanna College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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