by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pre-Engineering is the 284th most popular major in the country with 2,437 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 27 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pre-engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in pre-engineering.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blackfeet Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Blackfeet Community College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Browning, Montana. It awarded 3 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Salt Lake Community College is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 3 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Dixie State College is a public institution located in Saint George, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salish Kootenai College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. SKC is a small school located in Pablo, Montana that handed out 0 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Little Big Horn College landed the #5 spot on the list. Little Big Horn College is a small public school situated in Crow Agency, Montana. It awarded 0 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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