by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technologies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in engineering technologies.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate list. This large school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 67 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 60 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian Hills Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Indian Hills Community College is located in Ottumwa, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawkeye Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Waterloo, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate list. Waldorf is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 35 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Hamilton Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this small private for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern Iowa Community College District is a medium-sized public school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 20 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Iowa Community College District Engineering Technologies Report
Iowa Western Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking. Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Western Community College Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #9, Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 10 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Western Iowa Tech Community College
Southeastern Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking. Southeastern Community College is located in West Burlington, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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Northwest Iowa Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking. Northwest Iowa Community College is a small school located in Sheldon, Iowa that handed out 9 associates’s engineering tech 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%.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Northwest Iowa Community College
Iowa Central Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking. 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.
Full Iowa Central Community College Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #13, Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small school located in Estherville, Iowa that handed out 19 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Iowa Lakes Community College
Northeast Iowa Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Calmar, Iowa, and it awarded 5 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
North Iowa Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. North Iowa Area Community College is a public institution located in Mason City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Iowa Area Community College Engineering Technologies Report
Dordt University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate list. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Dordt University
Marshalltown Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Iowa for an Associate list. Marshalltown Community College is a small school located in Marshalltown, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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