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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 11,973 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,381 and $24,851 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 304 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 45 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itasca Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Grand Rapids, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United Tribes Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. United Tribes Technical College is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Normandale Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Union, Missouri, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dodge City Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Dodge City Community College is a small school located in Dodge City, Kansas that handed out 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering at Rasmussen University - North Dakota
Moberly Area Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Moberly, Missouri, and it awarded 15 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
St Charles Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SCC is located in Cottleville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Engineering at St Charles Community College
With a ranking of #9, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Butler Community College is a public institution located in El Dorado, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Jefferson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Hillsboro, Missouri, and it awarded 10 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Oglala Lakota College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Oglala Lakota College is a public institution located in Kyle, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
State Fair Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. State Fair Community College is a small school located in Sedalia, Missouri that handed out 10 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Century College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Northeast Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 11 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Inver Hills Community College is a small school located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota that handed out 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Nebraska Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Scottsbluff, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 9 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
With a ranking of #19, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Ozarks Technical Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering at Ozarks Technical Community College
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Engineering at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
North Hennepin Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Hennepin Community College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering at North Hennepin Community College
Saint Paul College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul College is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Crowder College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Crowder College is located in Neosho, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Metropolitan Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school situated in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 5 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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