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2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
239 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Forest Technology/Technician is the 762nd most popular major in the country with 368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 239 forest technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forest technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forest technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forest technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Forest Technology/Technician (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified associates’s forest technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $3,930 for Associate Degree Forest Technology/Technician students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Haywood Community College

Clyde, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haywood Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Haywood Community College is located in Clyde, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s forest technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

Haywood Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,293 for Associate Degree Forest Technology/Technician students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Haywood Community College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#3

Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mt. Hood Community College is a public institution located in Gresham, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MHCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. Hood Community College is $5,855 for Associate Degree Forest Technology/Technician students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. ABAC Tifton is located in Tifton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s forest technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $5,563 for Associate Degree Forest Technology/Technician students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified associates’s forest technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

ESF also made our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend ESF is $15,930 for Associate Degree Forest Technology/Technician students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full ESF Forest Technology/Technician Report

#4 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 4 associates’s forest technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,826 for associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNH.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Forest Technology/Technician Report

#7

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Penn College is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 associates’s forest technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

Penn College also made our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Penn College is $22,081 for Associate Degree Forest Technology/Technician students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2 in overall quality

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Paul Smith’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paul Smiths, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Paul Smith’s College is $20,048 for associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9

Glenville State College

Glenville, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Glenville State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Glenville, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s forest technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

Glenville State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Glenville State College is $12,341 for associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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.

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