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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Washington, there were 1,078 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,256 and $21,439 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 158 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mechanical 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 ME Major in Washington”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Tacoma Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Tacoma Community College is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Spokane Falls Community College is a public institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Spokane Falls Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whatcom Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington list. Whatcom Community College is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s ME degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Whatcom Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Everett Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olympic College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington. Olympic College is located in Bremerton, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s ME degrees to qualified students.
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Clark College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington ranking. Clark College is a medium-sized school located in Vancouver, Washington that handed out 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 Washington ranking. Located in Bellevue, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Shoreline Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington 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.
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With a ranking of #9, Edmonds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington list. Edmonds Community College is a medium-sized school located in Lynnwood, Washington that handed out 9 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
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Big Bend Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Moses Lake, Washington, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Big Bend Community College
Green River College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington ranking. GRC is a public institution located in Auburn, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lower Columbia College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington ranking. Lower Columbia College is a public institution located in Longview, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Lower Columbia College
With a ranking of #13, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington list. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 2 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Centralia College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington list. 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.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Centralia College
With a ranking of #15, South Seattle College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Walla Walla Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington ranking. Walla Walla Community College is a small school located in Walla Walla, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Walla Walla Community College
Cascadia College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ME Major in Washington ranking. Cascadia College is a small public school situated in Bothell, Washington. It awarded 0 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
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