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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Engineering-Related Technologies is the 270th most popular major in the country with 969 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , engineering-related technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $57,339 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 112 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,377 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,376 and $17,339 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related technologies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering-related technologies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Renton Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Renton Technical College is a small public school situated in Renton, Washington. It awarded 1 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 5 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering-Related Technologies at Spokane Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Elko, Nevada, and it awarded 4 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Great Basin College Engineering-Related Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santiago Canyon College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Orange, California, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering-related tech students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering-Related Technologies at Santiago Canyon College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark College landed the #5 spot on the list. Clark College is a medium-sized school located in Vancouver, Washington that handed out 4 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Clark College Engineering-Related Technologies Report
With a ranking of #6, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Rosa, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Santa Rosa Junior College Engineering-Related Technologies Report
Cuyamaca College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cuyamaca College is a medium-sized public school situated in El Cajon, California. It awarded 4 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Engineering-Related Technologies at Cuyamaca College
University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 3 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 full report on Engineering-Related Technologies at University of Alaska Anchorage
With a ranking of #9, College of the Canyons did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to 5 students 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 Engineering-Related Technologies at College of the Canyons
Sacramento City College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sacramento City is located in Sacramento, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Sacramento City Engineering-Related Technologies Report
With a ranking of #11, Bellingham Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bellingham Technical College is a small school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering-Related Technologies at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute
With a ranking of #11, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 0 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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Clackamas Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Clackamas Community College is a small public school situated in Oregon City, Oregon. It awarded 3 associates’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering-Related Technologies at Clackamas Community College
Solano Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Tech Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Solano Community College is a public institution located in Fairfield, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering-Related Technologies at Solano Community College
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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%.
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- *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.
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