2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 756 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 459 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The engineering 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 “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$10,005 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school handed out 183 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for Virginia Associate Degree Engineering students with aid.

Read more about General Engineering at Northern Virginia Community College

#2

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$8,408 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 99 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. It costs about $8,408 for Virginia Associate Degree Engineering students with aid per year to attend Tidewater Community College.

Full Tidewater Community College General Engineering Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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