by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,437 people earned their degree in pre-engineering, making the major the 284th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 194 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 186 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree in pre-engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in pre-engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itasca Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 28 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United Tribes Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. United Tribes Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Normandale Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dodge City Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Dodge City Community College is a small public school situated in Dodge City, Kansas. It awarded 6 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Charles Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. St Charles Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cottleville, Missouri. It awarded 16 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Butler Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2020-2021.
Oglala Lakota College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Kyle, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Oglala Lakota College
Century College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Inver Hills Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. IHCC is a public institution located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus
Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota that handed out 9 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Hennepin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saint Paul College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 6 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small school located in Rochester, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College Pre-Engineering Report
St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Washburn University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #17, William Woods University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Fulton, Missouri, and it awarded 1 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #18, Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Brainerd, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Central Lakes College
With a ranking of #19, Three Rivers College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Three Rivers College is a public institution located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2020-2021.
Cankdeska Cikana Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. CCCC is a public institution located in Fort Totten, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pre-Engineering at Cankdeska Cikana Community College
With a ranking of #21, South Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. North Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Highland Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Highland Community College is located in Highland, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #21, Hibbing Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Hibbing Community College is a small school located in Hibbing, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Evangel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Evangel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is located in New Town, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #21, Western Nebraska Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and it awarded 0 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Nebraska Community College Pre-Engineering Report
With a ranking of #21, Sitting Bull College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Sitting Bull College is a small public school situated in Fort Yates, North Dakota. It awarded 0 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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