by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Pre-Engineering is the 284th most popular major in the country with 2,437 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 911 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 781 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California” ranking, we looked at 76 colleges that offer a degree in pre-engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pre-engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clovis Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California list. Clovis Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fresno, California that handed out 42 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Miramar College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California list. San Diego Miramar College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 32 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norco College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California. Norco College is located in Norco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 76 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Taft College landed the #4 spot on the list. Taft College is a small public school situated in Taft, California. It awarded 7 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cabrillo College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California. This medium-sized school is located in Aptos, California, and it awarded 27 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. San Mateo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Cerritos College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. Located in Norwalk, California, this fairly large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2020-2021.
El Camino College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. El Camino College is a fairly large public school situated in Torrance, California. It awarded 33 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 16 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. Livermore, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Mission College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California list. Mission College is located in Santa Clara, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
Orange Coast College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Ventura College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California list. Ventura College is a fairly large public school situated in Ventura, California. It awarded 31 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Antelope Valley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large school located in Lancaster, California that handed out 21 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 28 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
American River College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. American River College is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Monterey Peninsula College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California list. Located in Monterey, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Monterey Peninsula College
Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Pleasant Hill, California, and it awarded 20 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Diablo Valley College
Reedley College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Reedley, California, and it awarded 13 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Solano Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. Fairfield, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Canada College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking, coming in at #21. Canada College is a public institution located in Redwood City, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hartnell College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salinas, California, and it awarded 11 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Shasta College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. Shasta College is located in Redding, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
Sacramento City College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. Sacramento City College is a fairly large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 12 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego City College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in California ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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