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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology

177 Ranked Colleges
1,195 Degrees Awarded
$45,596 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Tech Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 3,841 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $53,419 and had an average of $22,053 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,195 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major” ranking looked at 177 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering technology.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morrison Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major. This small school is located in Morrison, Illinois, and it awarded 19 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at Morrison Institute of Technology

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wright State University - Lake Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major. Wright State University - Lake Campus is located in Celina, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Wright State University - Lake Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Lancaster Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major list. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is located in Lancaster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ohio University - Lancaster Campus General Engineering Technology Report

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Mayland Community College
Spruce Pine, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mayland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major list. Mayland Community College is a small public school situated in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. It awarded 5 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at Mayland Community College

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Out of the 177 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattanooga State Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 59 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 more about General Engineering Technology at Chattanooga State Community College

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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking. Located in Chillicothe, Ohio, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus General Engineering Technology Report

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Bowling Green State University - Firelands landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking. Bowling Green State University - Firelands is a small public school situated in Huron, Ohio. It awarded 12 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Bowling Green State University - Firelands

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With a ranking of #8, Kalamazoo Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major list. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 33 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 more about General Engineering Technology at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

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Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 27 students 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%.

Full Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute General Engineering Technology Report

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Brescia University
Owensboro, Kentucky

Brescia University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 1 students 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%.

Full Brescia University General Engineering Technology Report

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Jefferson State Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major list. Jefferson State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 38 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at Jefferson State Community College

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Pasadena City College
Pasadena, California

Pasadena City College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major list. This large school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 209 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 more about General Engineering Technology at Pasadena City College

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Asnuntuck Community College
Enfield, Connecticut

Asnuntuck Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking. Located in Enfield, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at Asnuntuck Community College

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Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, Michigan

Northwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking, coming in at #15. Traverse City, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering tech degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at NMC

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Jackson State Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2021-2022.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at JSCC

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Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg, Florida

Lake-Sumter State College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major list. Lake-Sumter State College is a public institution located in Leesburg, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at LSSC

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Wilson Community College
Wilson, North Carolina

Wilson Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking. Wilson Community College is a small school located in Wilson, North Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wilson Community College General Engineering Technology Report

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Pennsylvania Institute of Technology landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Pennsylvania Institute of Technology General Engineering Technology Report

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Quinebaug Valley Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking. This small school is located in Danielson, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Quinebaug Valley Community College General Engineering Technology Report

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 General Engineering Technology at WIT

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Columbia State Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major list. Columbia State Community College is a small public school situated in Columbia, Tennessee. It awarded 12 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Full Columbia State Community College General Engineering Technology Report

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Three Rivers Community College
Norwich, Connecticut

Three Rivers Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking. Three Rivers Community College is a small school located in Norwich, Connecticut that handed out 3 associates’s engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Three Rivers Community College

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Hanceville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering tech students 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%.

Full Wallace State, Hanceville General Engineering Technology Report

Rest of the Best 27 in Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major

Not only did these schools make the top 27 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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