by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,007 and had an average of $23,944 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 7,287 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,682 and $21,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 158 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in mechanical 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 ME Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tacoma Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 19 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Tacoma Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spokane Falls Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 13 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Spokane Falls Community College Mechanical Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whatcom Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this small public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Full Whatcom Community College Mechanical Engineering Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Everett Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Everett Community College is a public institution located in Everett, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Everett Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region list. OC is a small public school situated in Bremerton, Washington. It awarded 22 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Vancouver, Washington, and it awarded 14 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellevue College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Bellevue, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Bellevue College
With a ranking of #8, Shoreline Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region list. Shoreline Community College is a public institution located in Shoreline, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Shoreline Community College Mechanical Engineering Report
With a ranking of #9, Edmonds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Lynnwood, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Edmonds Community College
With a ranking of #10, Big Bend Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region list. Big Bend Community College is a public institution located in Moses Lake, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Big Bend Community College Mechanical Engineering Report
Green River College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. GRC is a medium-sized public school situated in Auburn, Washington. It awarded 12 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Lower Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Longview, Washington, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Kirkland, Washington. It awarded 2 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Centralia College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Centralia College is located in Centralia, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s ME degrees to qualified students.
Walla Walla Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Walla Walla Community College
South Seattle College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. South Seattle College is a small public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 0 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Cascadia College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cascadia College is a public institution located in Bothell, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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