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 Chem Eng Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Chemical Engineering is the 64th most popular major in the country with 12,690 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 47 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in chemical engineering.
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The chem eng 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree chem eng students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. This small school is located in Miami, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cascadia College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major. This small school is located in Bothell, Washington, and it awarded 3 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Cascadia College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlesex Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex Community College Chemical Engineering Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue College landed the #4 spot on the list. BC is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Washington that handed out 9 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Bellevue College
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Green River College landed the #5 spot on the list. GRC is a medium-sized school located in Auburn, Washington that handed out 6 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Shoreline Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Shoreline Community College is a public institution located in Shoreline, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Chemical Engineering at Shoreline Community College
With a ranking of #7, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chem eng degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Salt Lake Community College
Tacoma Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Tacoma Community College is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Tacoma Community College
Edmonds Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Edmonds Community College is a public institution located in Lynnwood, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hostos Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Bronx, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chem eng degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Community College of Rhode Island landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Located in Warwick, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
Whatcom Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Whatcom Community College
With a ranking of #13, Blinn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Olympic College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. OC is a small public school situated in Bremerton, Washington. It awarded 1 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Chemical Engineering Report
Snow College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 0 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 0 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. LWTech is a public institution located in Kirkland, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Washington Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering Report
Clark College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking, coming in at #16. Clark College is a public institution located in Vancouver, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lower Columbia College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Longview, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chem eng degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Chemical Engineering at Lower Columbia College
Spokane Falls Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 0 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Spokane Falls Community College
With a ranking of #16, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Chemical Engineering at College of Southern Idaho
McLennan Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chem eng degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Southwestern Oregon Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Southwestern Oregon Community College is a small school located in Coos Bay, Oregon that handed out 0 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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