2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering
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In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,885 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate.
Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree engineering students list, MCC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,066 for associate degree engineering students per year to attend MCC.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 183 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Northern Virginia Community College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for Associate Degree Engineering students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #3 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 engineering degrees to qualified students.
Tulsa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for associate degree engineering students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate. Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 124 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Wake Technical Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $6,876 for associate degree engineering students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.
CNM also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,429 for Associate Degree Engineering students per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.
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Sinclair Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,208 for Associate Degree Engineering students per year to attend Sinclair Community College.
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Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for associate degree engineering students per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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With a ranking of #8, Lake Superior State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate list. Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Lake Superior State University also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Superior State University is $12,398 for associate degree engineering students.
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Weber State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,968 for Associate Degree Engineering students per year to attend WSU.
Monroe Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.
Monroe Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,830 for associate degree engineering students per year to attend Monroe Community College.
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Tidewater Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 99 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tidewater Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,408 for Associate Degree Engineering students per year to attend Tidewater Community College.
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With a ranking of #12, Great Bay Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate list. Great Bay Community College is a public institution located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Great Bay Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Great Bay Community College is $16,847 for Associate Degree Engineering students.
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Utah Valley University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate list. UVU is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,159 for associate degree engineering students per year to attend Utah Valley University.
Northwest Vista College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree engineering students list, Northwest Vista College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for Associate Degree Engineering students.
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Southern Utah University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
Southern Utah University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,285 for associate degree engineering students per year to attend Southern Utah University.
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College of Staten Island CUNY ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate list. College of Staten Island CUNY is a fairly large school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
CSI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend CSI is $5,118 for Associate Degree Engineering students.
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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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