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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,056 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 196th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 79 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 53 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering technology 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 Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Manchester Community College

Manchester, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Manchester, Connecticut, and it awarded 5 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Manchester Community College is $6,570 for New England Region Associate Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Engineering Technology at MCC

#2

Naugatuck Valley Community College

Waterbury, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 11 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Naugatuck Valley Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $6,335 for New England Region Associate Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College.

Full Naugatuck Valley Community College Engineering Technology Report

#3

Asnuntuck Community College

Enfield, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Asnuntuck Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Enfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ACC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $7,131 for New England Region Associate Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Asnuntuck Community College.

Read more about Engineering Technology at Asnuntuck Community College

#4

Gateway Community College

New Haven, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Gateway Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Gateway Community College is $6,103 for New England Region Associate Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Wentworth Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wentworth Institute of Technology is $30,875 for New England Region Associate Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Technology at WIT

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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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