by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Southeast region, there were 40,301 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,769 and $24,379 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,222 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 74 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. WVU Potomac State College is a public institution located in Keyser, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 74 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Perkinston, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small school located in Wesson, Mississippi that handed out 23 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 74 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nash Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Nash Community College is a public institution located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 74 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Tidewater Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 85 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Southern Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Technical College is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Hampton, Virginia, and it awarded 27 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Virginia Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 205 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Blue Ridge Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Blue Ridge Community College is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Fulton, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Roanoke, Virginia, and it awarded 23 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Holmes Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Chattanooga State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Chattanooga State Community College is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Reynolds Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Wake Technical Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 133 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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John Tyler Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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Johnston Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Smithfield, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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With a ranking of #20, Andrew College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Andrew College is a small school located in Cuthbert, Georgia that handed out 1 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #21, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering at Central Piedmont Community College
Gordon State College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Barnesville, Georgia, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. PVCC is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Mitchell Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Mitchell Community College is a public institution located in Statesville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bossier Parish Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bossier City, Louisiana. It awarded 15 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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