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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$6,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Industrial Technology is the 192nd most popular major in the country with 4,673 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 758 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 168 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial technology/technician 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 Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree industrial tech students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for southwest region associate degree industrial tech students with aid.

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#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. North Harris Montgomery is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 60 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

North Harris Montgomery also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Harris Montgomery is $8,016 for southwest region associate degree industrial tech students with aid.

Full North Harris Montgomery Industrial Technology Report

#3

Panola College

Carthage, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Panola College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Carthage, Texas, this small public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

Panola College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Panola College is $6,662 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Panola College

#4

Victoria College

Victoria, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Victoria College landed the #4 spot on the list. Victoria College is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree industrial tech students with aid list, Victoria College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Victoria College is $5,629 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Full Victoria College Industrial Technology Report

#5

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Paso Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Full El Paso Community College Industrial Technology Report

#6

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

San Juan College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Juan College is $6,115 for southwest region associate degree industrial tech students with aid.

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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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