2021 Best Engineering Technologies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Engineering Technologies is the #24th most popular major in the country with 18,358 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
For this year's Best Engineering Technologies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 80 colleges that offer a bachelor's in engineering tech. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering technologies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technologies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Engineering Technologies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Technologies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best Engineering Technologies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Pennsylvania College of Technology tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional engineering technologies students. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport. Penn College also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. There are approximately 1,637 students at Penn College that take at least one class online. 755 of Penn College students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester. RIT also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 9,961 students take at least one class online at RIT. About 1,867 of the students at RIT are attending part time.
Ferris State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population. Ferris not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 2,983 students take at least one class online at Ferris. About 3,072 of the students at Ferris are attending part time.
Indiana State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best engineering technologies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Indiana State also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies ranking.
The student loan default rate at Indiana State is lower than is typical, just 3.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,947 students at Indiana State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,349 part time students in attendance at Indiana State.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best engineering technologies schools for non-traditional students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies ranking.
The student loan default rate at Purdue is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. About 7,612 of the students at Purdue are attending part time.
New Jersey Institute of Technology comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population. NJIT also made our Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies list, coming in at #5.
About 0.7% of NJIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,018 students take at least one class online at NJIT. There are roughly 3,015 part time students in attendance at NJIT.
Our rankings recognize Oregon Institute of Technology as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population. OIT also made our Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies list, coming in at #8.
About 0.7% of OIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 862 students take at least one class online at OIT. 2,645 of OIT students are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. Located in the city of Flushing, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 656 students take at least one class online at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. About 268 of the students at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology are attending part time.
Pittsburg State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Pitt State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 2,928 students at Pitt State that take at least one class online. 1,552 students are part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Farmingdale State College. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Farmingdale. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also did well on our Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.3% of SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,982 students at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale that take at least one class online. About 2,007 of the students at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale are attending part time.
University of Central Missouri comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 4,050 students at UCM that take at least one class online. 3,727 of UCM students are attending part time.
The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to SUNY Polytechnic Institute. SUNY Poly is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Utica. SUNY Poly also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 3.0% of SUNY Poly students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,304 students take at least one class online at SUNY Poly. About 847 of the students at SUNY Poly are attending part time.
Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying Engineering Tech that almost earned our Best Engineering Technologies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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