by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,414 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 474 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 48 colleges that offered a degree 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 in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schoolcraft College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 36 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rock Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 28 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Michigan College landed the #3 spot on the list. Dowagiac, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Parkland College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. Parkland College is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 27 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oakton Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakton Community College is a public institution located in Des Plaines, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Illinois Central College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. ICC is a medium-sized school located in East Peoria, Illinois that handed out 13 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Washtenaw Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, College of DuPage did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and it awarded 31 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Alpena Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Alpena Community College is a public institution located in Alpena, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Kishwaukee College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kishwaukee College is a public institution located in Malta, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
William Rainey Harper College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. William Rainey Harper College is a fairly large public school situated in Palatine, Illinois. It awarded 35 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Elgin Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
John Wood Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Quincy, Illinois, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
McHenry County College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MCC is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Sinclair Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Waubonsee Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Rend Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Ina, Illinois, and it awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois Valley Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Valley Community College is a public institution located in Oglesby, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Gogebic Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Gogebic Community College is a small public school situated in Ironwood, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kaskaskia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Centralia, Illinois, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
College of Lake County ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school situated in Grayslake, Illinois. It awarded 18 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kankakee Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kankakee Community College is a small school located in Kankakee, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis and Clark Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small school located in Godfrey, Illinois that handed out 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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