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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate” ranking.
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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6,326 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 503 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree engineering students.
Out of the 503 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school awarded 205 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 503 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 133 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 503 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 122 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate list. Montgomery College is located in Rockville, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 115 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 503 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Houston Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate list. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 97 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.
Tidewater Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 85 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Union County College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking. Union County College is a public institution located in Cranford, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 75 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Texas College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate list. Borough of Manhattan Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 65 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Sinclair Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 50 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Quinsigamond Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking. Quinsigamond Community College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Snow College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
San Jacinto Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 49 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Anne Arundel Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking. AACC is a fairly large public school situated in Arnold, Maryland. It awarded 48 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Middlesex County College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate list. Located in Edison, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Maryland landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking. College of Southern Maryland is a public institution located in La Plata, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Cerritos College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate list. Norwalk, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate ranking. 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.
With a ranking of #24, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major for an Associate list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering at Central New Mexico Community College
Not only did these schools make the top 52 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Parkland College | Champaign, IL |
| 53 | Oklahoma City Community College | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 53 | Olympic College | Bremerton, WA |
| 53 | Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell, PA |
| 57 | SUNY Westchester Community College | Valhalla, NY |
| 57 | Itawamba Community College | Fulton, MS |
| 57 | Holmes Community College | Goodman, MS |
| 57 | Rock Valley College | Rockford, IL |
| 57 | Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 57 | Itasca Community College | Grand Rapids, MN |
| 57 | Community College of Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD |
| 64 | Weber State University | Ogden, UT |
| 64 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 64 | Cabrillo College | Aptos, CA |
| 64 | City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College | Chicago, IL |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Tacoma Community College | Tacoma, WA |
| 64 | Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX |
| 64 | Thomas Nelson Community College | Hampton, VA |
| 71 | Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga, TN |
| 72 | Oakton Community College | Des Plaines, IL |
| 73 | Southern Technical College | Orlando, FL |
| 73 | Brookdale Community College | Lincroft, NJ |
| 73 | Odessa College | Odessa, TX |
| 73 | American River College | Sacramento, CA |
| 73 | Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg, PA |
| 73 | Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke, VA |
| 73 | Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson, MS |
| 73 | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo, MI |
| 73 | Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth, TX |
| 73 | Reynolds Community College | Richmond, VA |
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