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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 2,586 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,738 and $21,037 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,112 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 66 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Potomac State College of West Virginia University landed the #1 spot on the list. WVU Potomac State College is a small public school situated in Keyser, West Virginia. It awarded 12 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Potomac State College of West Virginia University General Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 122 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school situated in Wesson, Mississippi. It awarded 23 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nash Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Nash Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 85 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Thomas Nelson Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. TNCC is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Thomas Nelson Community College General Engineering Report
Northern Virginia Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 205 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Northern Virginia Community College
East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 23 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Blue Ridge Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Blue Ridge Community College is a public institution located in Flat Rock, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Blue Ridge Community College General Engineering Report
Virginia Western Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Roanoke, Virginia. It awarded 23 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Virginia Western Community College
Itawamba Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 24 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Chattanooga State Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Chattanooga State Community College
Reynolds Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Reynolds Community College
With a ranking of #14, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 133 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Wake Technical Community College
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
John Tyler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. John Tyler Community College is located in Chester, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Engineering at John Tyler Community College
Johnston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Smithfield, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Johnston Community College
With a ranking of #18, Andrew College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Cuthbert, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Central Piedmont Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 50 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Central Piedmont Community College
Gordon State College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Gordon is a public institution located in Barnesville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Piedmont Virginia Community College is a small school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 13 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Mitchell Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Mitchell Community College is a small public school situated in Statesville, North Carolina. It awarded 10 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Mitchell Community College
Bossier Parish Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bossier City, Louisiana. It awarded 15 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Bossier Parish Community College
With a ranking of #24, Mississippi Delta Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Delta Community College is a public institution located in Moorhead, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Delta Community College General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #25, Brunswick Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Brunswick Community College is located in Bolivia, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Engineering at Brunswick Community College
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