by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that 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 Virginia, there were 2,049 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,691 and $25,257 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 472 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular engineering technologies programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate. ECPI University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 150 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Nelson Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate. Thomas Nelson Community College is a public institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mountain Empire Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate. Located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, this small public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Mountain Empire Community College Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Tyler Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Virginia, and it awarded 30 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Danville Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Danville, Virginia, and it awarded 26 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Roanoke, Virginia, and it awarded 22 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Patrick Henry Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Patrick Henry is located in Martinsville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Central Virginia Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 18 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Blue Ridge Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. BRCC is a public institution located in Weyers Cave, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, New River Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. NRCC is a public institution located in Dublin, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lord Fairfax Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Located in Middletown, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Centura College - Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 11 students 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.
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Southside Virginia Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Located in Alberta, Virginia, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Southside Virginia Community College Engineering Technologies Report
Northern Virginia Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Northern Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Annandale, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Reynolds Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate ranking. Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Reynolds Community College Engineering Technologies Report
Southwest Virginia Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. This small school is located in Richlands, Virginia, and it awarded 7 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Rappahannock Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate ranking. Rappahannock Community College is a small school located in Glenns, Virginia that handed out 6 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Paul D Camp Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Located in Franklin, Virginia, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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University of Management and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. Arlington, Virginia 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 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Management and Technology Engineering Technologies Report
Norfolk State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate ranking. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
DeVry University - Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. DeVry University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees 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.
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Wytheville Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Located in Wytheville, Virginia, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Dabney S Lancaster Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Located in Clifton Forge, Virginia, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Piedmont Virginia Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate ranking. Piedmont Virginia Community College is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Virginia Highlands Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Abingdon, Virginia, and it awarded 22 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Germanna Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Located in Locust Grove, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Eastern Shore Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Virginia for an Associate list. This small school is located in Melfa, Virginia, and it awarded 1 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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