by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Engineering Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,811 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major” ranking looked at 220 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major list. University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 220 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union County College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major. Union County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cranford, New Jersey. It awarded 75 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 220 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Potomac State College of West Virginia University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Keyser, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at WVU Potomac State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major. Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is a small school located in Big Spring, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Engineering at Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
Montgomery College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rockville, Maryland, and it awarded 115 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Berkshire Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major list. Berkshire Community College is a public institution located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s 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.
Read full report on General Engineering at Berkshire Community College
Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #8. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public institution located in Wesson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Essex County College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Schoolcraft College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major list. Schoolcraft College is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Sewell, New Jersey, and it awarded 30 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
Bristol Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major list. Located in Fall River, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Northwest College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #13. Northwest Community College is a small public school situated in Powell, Wyoming. It awarded 8 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Tidewater Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 85 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Tidewater Community College
Thomas Nelson Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking. Hampton, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Full Thomas Nelson Community College General Engineering Report
Snow College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #16. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Springfield Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Northern Virginia Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 205 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Monroe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #19. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Hudson Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #20. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major list. EMCC is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 23 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Holyoke Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking. Holyoke Community College is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Orange County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #23. SUNY Orange is a medium-sized public school situated in Middletown, New York. It awarded 17 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Orange County Community College General Engineering Report
East Central College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Union, Missouri, and it awarded 12 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Western Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a public institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Virginia Western Community College
Not only did these schools make the top 34 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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