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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Iowa, there were 976 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,499 and $21,039 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 380 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,340 and $19,937 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 17 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamilton Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hamilton Technical College is a private for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hamilton Technical College Engineering Technologies Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian Hills Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ottumwa, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawkeye Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa list. Hawkeye Community College is located in Waterloo, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Hawkeye Community College Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa. This small school is located in Forest City, Iowa, and it awarded 35 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Iowa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa list. Northwest Iowa Community College is a public institution located in Sheldon, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northwest Iowa Community College Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #6, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa list. Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Kirkwood Community College Engineering Technologies Report
Iowa Lakes Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa ranking. Estherville, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Lakes Community College Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #8, Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Des Moines Area Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa list. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school awarded 67 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa ranking. West Burlington, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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Iowa Western Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa ranking. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It awarded 20 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Western Community College Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #12, Dordt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa list. Dordt is a small school located in Sioux Center, Iowa that handed out 4 associates’s engineering tech degrees 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%.
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With a ranking of #13, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fort Dodge, Iowa that handed out 9 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa ranking, coming in at #14. NICC is a small public school situated in Calmar, Iowa. It awarded 5 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa ranking. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Iowa Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa ranking, coming in at #16. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school situated in Mason City, Iowa. It awarded 4 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Marshalltown Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Iowa ranking. Marshalltown Community College is located in Marshalltown, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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