2025 Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

an associate degree in industrial technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #109 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of industrial technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 119 associate degrees in industrial technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to industrial technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of industrial technology students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial technology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Industrial Technology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Industrial Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Industrial Technology in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in industrial technology.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Industrial Tech

1

Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Texas State Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in industrial technology. TSTC is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Waco.More information about a associate in industrial technology from Texas State Technical College

2

Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Lone Star College System if you wish to pursue an associate degree in industrial technology. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in industrial technology from Lone Star College System

Best Industrial Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	130
Arizona	349	5
New Mexico	255	22
Oklahoma	222	2

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Industrial Technology Related Rankings by Major

Industrial Technology is one of 8 different types of Industrial Production Technology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	86
Metallurgical Technology	19
Welding Engineering Technology	1
Chemical Engineering Technology	1

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.