2022 Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural Technology/Technician is the 536th most popular major in the country with 780 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 129 architectural technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 architectural technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural 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.

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The architectural 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 Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Technology/Technician (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$4,030 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s architectural technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also made our “Best Architectural Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $4,030 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Architectural Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$22,255 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 15 associates’s architectural technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Penn College is $22,255 for middle atlantic region associate degree architectural technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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