by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 3,685 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 247 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 51 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The engineering technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree engineering technology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. Dordt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region. BSC is a public institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fort Dodge, Iowa that handed out 3 associates’s engineering technology degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 12 associates’s engineering technology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region. Lincoln University is a public institution located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Century College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region list. White Bear Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering technology degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering technology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Louis Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Technology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis Community College is located in Bridgeton, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering technology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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