by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Engineering Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 New England region, there were 13,976 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,558 and $24,782 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 351 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenfield Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school situated in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 49 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Three Rivers Community College is a small school located in Norwich, Connecticut that handed out 16 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berkshire Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region. Berkshire Community College is a small public school situated in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 associates’s engineering degrees 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Manchester, Connecticut, and it awarded 21 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Bunker Hill Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Bunker Hill Community College is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Bristol Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Bristol Community College is located in Fall River, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, Springfield Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Norwalk Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. NCC is a small school located in Norwalk, Connecticut that handed out 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Great Bay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Great Bay Community College is located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Holyoke Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Roxbury Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Roxbury Community College is a small public school situated in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Middlesex Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. MxCC is a small school located in Middletown, Connecticut that handed out 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Northwestern Connecticut Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. NCCC is a public institution located in Winsted, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Massasoit Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Brockton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Maine Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. SMCC is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 12 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
North Shore Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. North Shore Community College is a small school located in Danvers, Massachusetts that handed out 13 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Tunxis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. Tunxis Community College is a small school located in Farmington, Connecticut that handed out 8 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Gateway Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Quinebaug Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Quinebaug Valley Community College is located in Danielson, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bedford, Massachusetts that handed out 10 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Housatonic Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Vermont Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. Randolph, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Community College of Rhode Island ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Warwick, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Cape Cod Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school situated in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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