2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Oregon

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 28,844 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 359 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,216 and $26,033 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,451 and $21,646 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in electrical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon associate degree ee students.

Top 3 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Oregon

1

Chemeketa Community College
Salem, Oregon

#14 overall quality in Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chemeketa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in Oregon list. Chemeketa Community College is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Chemeketa Community College

2

Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coos Bay, Oregon

#16 overall quality in Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oregon Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in Oregon. SWOCC is located in Coos Bay, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full SWOCC Electrical Engineering Report

2

Rogue Community College
Grants Pass, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rogue Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in Oregon list. Rogue Community College is a public institution located in Grants Pass, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Rogue Community College

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• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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