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 the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 10,969 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,978 and $20,173 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,724 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 108 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree engineering tech students.
Out of the 108 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 442 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas State Technical College Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Lamar Institute of Technology is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 132 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 108 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Webster, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 108 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 29 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.
Full Spartan College - Tulsa Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #6, Western Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Western Technical College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Western Technical College
Victoria College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Victoria College is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Brazosport College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Lake Jackson, Texas, and it awarded 52 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Juan College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Northern New Mexico College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern New Mexico College is a public institution located in Espanola, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. OSU-OKC is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 46 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kilgore College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Kilgore, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Lamar State College - Port Arthur did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Port Arthur, Texas, and it awarded 22 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lamar State College - Port Arthur Engineering Technologies Report
Lee College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 141 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Navajo Technical University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Navajo Technical University is a public institution located in Crownpoint, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 60 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Philip’s College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 63 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Panola College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Panola College is a small public school situated in Carthage, Texas. It awarded 24 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Frank Phillips College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Frank Phillips College is located in Borger, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
San Jacinto Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto Community College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 194 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at San Jacinto College
Northern Oklahoma College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Oklahoma College is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Wharton County Junior College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wharton County Junior College is a public institution located in Wharton, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Carl Albert State College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Poteau, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lamar State College - Orange landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar State College - Orange is located in Orange, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Lamar State College - Orange Engineering Technologies Report
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