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2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
1,882 Degrees Awarded
$8,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

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 “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Pre-Engineering is the 314th most popular major in the country with 2,230 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,882 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pre-engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pre-engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pre-engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The pre-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 Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree pre-engineering students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering (With Aid)

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 85 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.

Tulsa Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,078 for associate degree pre-engineering students with aid per year to attend Tulsa Community College.

Read more about Pre-Engineering at Tulsa Community College

#2

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 124 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.

Wake Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,876 for Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students with aid per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.

Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Wake Technical Community College

#3

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Central New Mexico Community College is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.

CNM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for associate degree pre-engineering students with aid.

Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Central New Mexico Community College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #4 spot on the list. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.

UVU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $9,159 for Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students with aid.

Full UVU Pre-Engineering Report

#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,285 for Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students with aid per year to attend Southern Utah University.

Read more about Pre-Engineering at Southern Utah University

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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