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 Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 198,468 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 32,428 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,704 and $21,479 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,086 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 103 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree engineering students.
Out of the 103 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Clovis Community College is located in Fresno, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Miramar College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clackamas Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region. Clackamas Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oregon City, Oregon. It awarded 16 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 103 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering 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 34 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Linn-Benton Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region. Albany, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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Norco College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Norco College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norco, California. It awarded 41 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Tacoma Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 27 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Spokane Falls Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane Falls Community College is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 17 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Whatcom Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Whatcom Community College is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Taft College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Taft, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Bellevue College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Bellevue, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Cabrillo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Aptos, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Clark College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Clark College is a medium-sized public school situated in Vancouver, Washington. It awarded 22 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Olympic College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. OC is a small public school situated in Bremerton, Washington. It awarded 29 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, College of San Mateo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Mateo, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Cerritos College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Norwalk, California, this fairly large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
El Camino College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Torrance, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, San Diego Mesa College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 16 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Edmonds Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Edmonds Community College is a public institution located in Lynnwood, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Shoreline Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering 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 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Green River College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Green River College is a medium-sized school located in Auburn, Washington that handed out 21 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Las Positas College is a medium-sized school located in Livermore, California that handed out 9 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Mission College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Clara, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Orange Coast College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 36 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Ventura College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Ventura College is located in Ventura, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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