2025 Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Industrial Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #109 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 200 associate degrees in industrial technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on industrial technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other industrial technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for industrial technology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Industrial Technology in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in industrial technology.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Industrial Tech

1

Olympic College
Bremerton, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

179 Annual Graduates

Olympic College is a great decision for students pursuing an associate degree in industrial technology. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in industrial technology from Olympic College

2

Great Basin College
Elko, NV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in industrial technology needs to take a look at Great Basin College. Located in the remote town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in industrial technology from Great Basin College

Best Industrial Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	288	238
Oregon	260	6
Nevada	185	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Industrial Tech

One of 8 majors within the Industrial Production Technology area of study, Industrial Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Industrial Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	102
Other Industrial Production Technologies	23
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology	17
Welding Engineering Technology	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to ICAPlants. More about our data sources and methodologies.