by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,478 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,923 and $19,630 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 816 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 81 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general 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 Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 81 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Clovis Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 42 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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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 Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego Miramar College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 32 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clackamas Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region. This medium-sized school is located in Oregon City, Oregon, and it awarded 16 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 81 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Linn-Benton Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Albany, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 81 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norco College landed the #5 spot on the list. Norco College is located in Norco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Taft College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Taft College is a small public school situated in Taft, California. It awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cabrillo College is a public institution located in Aptos, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. CSM is a public institution located in San Mateo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cerritos College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cerritos College is a public institution located in Norwalk, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, El Camino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Torrance, California, this fairly large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 16 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Las Positas College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Livermore, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering 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%.
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Mission College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Clara, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Orange Coast College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this fairly large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Ventura College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Ventura College is located in Ventura, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Antelope Valley College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Antelope Valley College is a public institution located in Lancaster, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Santa Barbara City College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this fairly large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, American River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. American River is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Monterey Peninsula College is a medium-sized school located in Monterey, California that handed out 8 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Diablo Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Diablo Valley is a fairly large school located in Pleasant Hill, California that handed out 20 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Reedley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Reedley College is a medium-sized school located in Reedley, California that handed out 13 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Solano Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Canada College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. Canada College is located in Redwood City, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Hartnell College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. This medium-sized school is located in Salinas, California, and it awarded 11 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Shasta College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Shasta College is a public institution located in Redding, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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