2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 295 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 196 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in pre-engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pre-engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,078 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 85 degrees to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for southwest region associate degree pre-engineering students with aid.

Full Tulsa Community College Pre-Engineering Report

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 43 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $3,429 for southwest region associate degree pre-engineering students with aid.

Read full report on Pre-Engineering at CNM

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-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.

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