2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Laser and Optical Tech Major in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Laser and Optical Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 182 people earned their degree in laser & optical technology, making the major the 1025th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 16 laser & optical technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 laser & optical technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Laser and Optical Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in laser & optical technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in laser & optical technology.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Laser and Optical Tech Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree laser and optical tech students.
Top 4 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Laser & Optical Technology in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Vista College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Laser and Optical Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s laser and optical tech students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Laser & Optical Technology at Northwest Vista College
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Laser and Optical Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s laser and optical tech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Laser & Optical Technology at Pima County Community College District
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Laser and Optical Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s laser and optical tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Central New Mexico Community College Laser & Optical Technology Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Laser and Optical Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s laser and optical tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Laser & Optical Technology at Texas State Technical College
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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
