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2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
514 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,845 people earned their degree in instrumentation technology/technician, making the major the 378th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,056 instrumentation technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 514 instrumentation technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in instrumentation technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality instrumentation 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 instrumentation 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 Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Instrumentation Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Lee College

Baytown, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lee College is located in Baytown, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 92 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees to qualified students.

Lee College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,268 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Lee College.

Full Lee College Instrumentation Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 70 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar Institute of Technology also made our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Lamar Institute of Technology is $10,801 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Lamar Institute of Technology Instrumentation Technology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 66 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $15,654 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

Read more about Instrumentation Technology at Texas State Technical College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 92 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $12,672 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Instrumentation Technology at San Jacinto College

#5

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, St Philip’s College landed the #5 spot on the list. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,690 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend St Philip’s College.

Read full report on Instrumentation Technology at St Philip’s College

#6

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

San Juan College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. SJC is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 32 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Juan College is $8,400 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Instrumentation Technology at SJC

#7

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Kilgore College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Kilgore College is located in Kilgore, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kilgore College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,382 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Kilgore College.

Read more about Instrumentation Technology at Kilgore College

#8

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Houston Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s instrumentation tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $9,755 for southwest region associate degree instrumentation tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Houston Community College Instrumentation Technology Report

#9 in overall quality

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Instrumentation Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private for-profit school handed out 43 degrees to qualified associates’s instrumentation tech students in 2019-2020.

Spartan College - Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Spartan College - Tulsa is $30,964 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Instrumentation Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Instrumentation Technology at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

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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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