2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,230 people earned their degree in pre-engineering, making the major the 314th most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pre-engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pre-engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pre-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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering in the Southwest Region

#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 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulsa Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,078 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students per year to attend Tulsa Community College.

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 be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. CNM 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students.

Full CNM Pre-Engineering Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering

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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