2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician

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 “Best Value Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 213 people earned their degree in alternative fuel vehicle technology/technician, making the major the 1199th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 alternative fuel vehicle technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in alternative fuel vehicle technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great alternative fuel vehicle technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the alternative fuel vehicle technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The alternative fuel vehicle technology/technician school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate”.

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Best Value Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician

#1

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California

#1 in overall quality

$5,487 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Hondo College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate list. Located in Whittier, California, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s alternative fuel vehicle technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

RHCCD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,487 for Associate Degree Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician students per year to attend RHCCD.

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#2

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, California

#2 in overall quality

$4,246 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saddleback College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate. Saddleback College is a public institution located in Mission Viejo, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Saddleback College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Saddleback College is $4,246 for Associate Degree Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician students.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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