2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 4,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,903 and had an average of $20,609 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 565 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,350 and $21,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 300 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$43,240 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 28 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Bellingham Technical College

#2

Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$13,351 Average Net Price

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. CPTC is a small school located in Lakewood, Washington that handed out 14 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CPTC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clover Park Technical College is $13,351 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at Clover Park Technical College

#3

Olympic College

Bremerton, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$11,883 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympic College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bremerton, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

OC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OC is $11,883 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full OC General Engineering Technology Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k)

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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