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2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,597 people earned their degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, making the major the 153rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 264 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 135 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Great Basin College

Elko, Nevada
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Elko, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s electrical technology degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Great Basin College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Great Basin College is $6,620 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 15 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Portland Community College is $7,669 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Olympic College

Bremerton, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. OC is a medium-sized school located in Bremerton, Washington that handed out 2 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

OC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $6,683 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Olympic College.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Gorge Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia Gorge Community College is a public institution located in The Dalles, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Gorge Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Columbia Gorge Community College is $8,238 for far western us region associate degree electrical technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

DeVry University - California

Pomona, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - California. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pomona, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s electrical technology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - California also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - California is $25,974 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology 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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