2022 Best Value Hydraulics and Fluid Power Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Hydraulics and Fluid Power Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Hydraulics & Fluid Power Technology is the 1080th most popular major in the country with 58 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 38 hydraulics and fluid power technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 23 hydraulics and fluid power technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Hydraulics and Fluid Power Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in hydraulics and fluid power technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent hydraulics and fluid power technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that 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 hydraulics and fluid power technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Hydraulics and Fluid Power Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Hydraulics and Fluid Power Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree hydraulics and fluid power tech students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Hydraulics & Fluid Power Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$11,796 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Hydraulics and Fluid Power Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hennepin Technical College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Hydraulics & Fluid Power Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Hydraulics and Fluid Power Tech students with aid.

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#2

Des Moines Area Community College

Ankeny, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$10,076 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Hydraulics and Fluid Power Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. DMACC is a public institution located in Ankeny, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Hydraulics & Fluid Power Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for DMACC is $10,076 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Hydraulics and Fluid Power Tech students with aid.

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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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