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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

17 Ranked Colleges
325 Degrees Awarded
$8,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 892 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 325 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 17 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering 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 Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 17 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Victoria College

Victoria, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Victoria College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Victoria College is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 36 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Victoria College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Victoria College is $5,629 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

OSU-OKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,753 for southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City.

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#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students with aid.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s electrical technology degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students with aid per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #5 spot on the list. Tarrant County College District is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College District is $5,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students with aid.

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#6

Lee College

Baytown, Texas
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Lee College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lee College is located in Baytown, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

Lee College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,732 for southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid per year to attend Lee College.

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#7

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 8 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid.

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#13 in overall quality

Wharton County Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Wharton, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Wharton County Junior College is $5,334 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students with aid.

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#5 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,692 for southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid per year to attend San Jacinto College.

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#6 in overall quality

Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $10,114 for southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid per year to attend TSTC.

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#11

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Las Cruces, New Mexico
#14 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 8 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,539 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students with aid per year to attend NMSU Dona Ana.

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#12

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas
#16 in overall quality

Del Mar College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

DMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,738 for southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid per year to attend Del Mar College.

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#13

Vernon College

Vernon, Texas
#17 in overall quality

Vernon College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small school located in Vernon, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Vernon Regional Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Vernon College is $5,604 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students with aid.

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#14

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas
#12 in overall quality

Lone Star College System did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. North Harris Montgomery is a public institution located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Harris Montgomery also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $8,016 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Electrical Technology students with aid per year to attend Lone Star College System.

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#15

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#11 in overall quality

Mesa Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 12 associates’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,669 for southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid per year to attend Mesa Community College.

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#15 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Alamogordo came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid list, NMSU Alamogordo has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,693 for southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid per year to attend NMSU Alamogordo.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#17

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

DeVry University - Arizona came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. DeVry University - Arizona is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid list, DeVry University - Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - Arizona is $28,531 for southwest region associate degree electrical technology students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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