by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. 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 Pennsylvania, there were 493 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,911 and $24,603 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 111 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree 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 Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Delaware County Community College is located in Media, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Delaware County Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Full Bucks County Community College General Engineering Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Northampton Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #5 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Community College of Philadelphia General Engineering Report
Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania ranking. HACC is a fairly large public school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Harrisburg Area Community College
Community College of Beaver County came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Monaca, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Butler County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania list. Butler County Community College is a small school located in Butler, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Luzerne County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania list. Nanticoke, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Luzerne County Community College
Reading Area Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Reading Area Community College is a public institution located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania list. This medium-sized school is located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Geneva College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Geneva is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Manor College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Widener University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Widener is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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