2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Technology/Technician (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 42 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 $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Technology/Technician (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$3,655 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $3,655 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Architectural Technology/Technician students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$22,081 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architectural Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Penn College is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s 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 Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Penn College is $22,081 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Architectural Technology/Technician students whose families make $30-$48k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Technology/Technician (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Technology/Technician (Income $30-$48k)

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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