by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Connecticut, there were 703 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,374 and $19,978 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 151 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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 engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school situated in Norwich, Connecticut. It awarded 37 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Three Rivers Community College Engineering Technologies Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 35 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Naugatuck Valley Community College Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut list. Gateway Community College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Gateway Community College Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asnuntuck Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut list. Asnuntuck Community College is located in Enfield, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Asnuntuck Community College Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Connecticut Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut list. Northwestern Connecticut Community College is a small public school situated in Winsted, Connecticut. It awarded 4 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Quinebaug Valley Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut ranking. QVCC is a small public school situated in Danielson, Connecticut. It awarded 5 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Capital Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #7. Capital Community College is a small public school situated in Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 6 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Norwalk Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Norwalk, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Middlesex Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut list. Middletown, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Manchester Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut ranking. Manchester Community College is a public institution located in Manchester, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tunxis Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut ranking. Tunxis Community College is located in Farmington, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Tunxis Community College
Goodwin College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut ranking. This small school is located in East Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut list. University of Hartford is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Housatonic Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Connecticut ranking. Housatonic Community College is a small public school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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