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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Mechanical Engineering is the 21st most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful mechanical engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olympic College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. OC is a small school located in Bremerton, Washington that handed out 22 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Everett Community College landed the #2 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 full report on Mechanical Engineering at Everett Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tacoma Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Tacoma Community College is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s ME degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. Bellevue, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Bellevue College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Vancouver, Washington, and it awarded 14 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whatcom Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate 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.
Full Whatcom Community College Mechanical Engineering Report
Spokane Falls Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 13 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Spokane Falls Community College
Green River College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Auburn, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Edmonds Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Edmonds Community College is a public institution located in Lynnwood, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Edmonds Community College
Shoreline Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Shoreline, Washington, and it awarded 8 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Shoreline Community College Mechanical Engineering Report
Big Bend Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Moses Lake, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full Big Bend Community College Mechanical Engineering Report
Lower Columbia College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Longview, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Lower Columbia College
Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s ME degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Centralia College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Centralia College is a small school located in Centralia, Washington that handed out 1 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Cascadia College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Cascadia College is a small school located in Bothell, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
South Seattle College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. South Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Walla Walla Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school situated in Walla Walla, Washington. It awarded 0 associates’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Walla Walla Community College
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