2025 Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

If you plan on getting your associate degree in automation engineer technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #185 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 39 associate degrees in automation engineer technology to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to automation engineer technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of automation engineer technology students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized automation engineer technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for automation engineer technology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Automation Engineer Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Automation Engineer Technology in Iowa

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in automation engineer technology.

Top Iowa Schools for an Associate in Automation Engineer Tech

1

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Des Moines Area Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in automation engineer technology. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in automation engineer technology from Des Moines Area Community College

2

Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in automation engineer technology needs to check out Hawkeye Community College. Hawkeye Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Waterloo.More information about a associate in automation engineer technology from Hawkeye Community College

Best Automation Engineer Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Automation Engineer Technology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	111
Kansas	275	11
South Dakota	148	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Automation Engineer Tech

One of 6 majors within the Electromechanical Engineering Technology area of study, Automation Engineer Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Automation Engineer Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	17
Robotics Technology	8
Biomedical Technology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.