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

16 Ranked Colleges
589 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 1,873 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,686 and $20,911 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 589 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general 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 Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattanooga State Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Chattanooga State Community College is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 86 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Chattanooga State Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chattanooga State Community College is $10,600 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pellissippi State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 52 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pellissippi State Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pellissippi State Community College is $8,684 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #3 spot on the list. FSCJ is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

FSCJ also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State College at Jacksonville is $8,713 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Tri-County Technical College

Pendleton, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tri-County Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Pendleton, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

TCTC also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tri-County Technical College is $10,437 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Florida State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. EFSC is a fairly large public school situated in Cocoa, Florida. It awarded 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EFSC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Florida State College is $9,130 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is located in Hanceville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Wallace State, Hanceville also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Wallace State, Hanceville is $10,505 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Jefferson State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 39 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Jeff State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jefferson State Community College is $12,776 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4 in overall quality

Seminole State College of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Seminole State is a fairly large school located in Sanford, Florida that handed out 5 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seminole State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seminole State is $12,447 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#9

Walters State Community College

Morristown, Tennessee
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Walters State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. WSCC is a medium-sized school located in Morristown, Tennessee that handed out 8 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WSCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Walters State Community College is $5,778 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Wilkes Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Wilkes Community College also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Wilkes Community College is $6,802 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#11

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
#15 in overall quality

Horry-Georgetown Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $8,731 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

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#12

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Morehead State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #12. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $15,993 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#13

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee

With a ranking of #13, Nashville State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nashville State Community College, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nashville State Community College is $10,944 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10 in overall quality

Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $15,287 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend NSU.

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#15

Cleveland State Community College

Cleveland, Tennessee
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Cleveland State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cleveland State Community College is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Cleveland State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cleveland State Community College is $7,303 for southeast region associate degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#16

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, University of West Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Livingston, Alabama, and it awarded 1 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Alabama not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of West Alabama is $15,525 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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  • *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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