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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

13 Ranked Colleges
554 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Manufacturing Engineering Technology is the 258th most popular major in the country with 5,052 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,632 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 554 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality manufacturing engineering technology 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 manufacturing engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Northeastern College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Arkansas Northeastern College is a public institution located in Blytheville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Arkansas Northeastern College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas Northeastern College is $5,673 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pearl River Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized school located in Poplarville, Mississippi that handed out 57 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pearl River Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pearl River Community College is $8,466 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spartanburg Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Spartanburg Community College is a public institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, Spartanburg Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,554 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Spartanburg Community College.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Spartanburg Community College

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, John C Calhoun State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. John C Calhoun State Community College is located in Tanner, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 153 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Calhoun Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for John C Calhoun State Community College is $7,643 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $10,997 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Wesson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,903 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

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#10 in overall quality

Gateway Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Gateway is a small school located in Florence, Kentucky that handed out 9 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Gateway not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Gateway is $7,447 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Mountwest Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 7 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

MCTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mountwest Community and Technical College is $7,785 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#9

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia
#9 in overall quality

West Virginia University at Parkersburg landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Parkersburg, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

West Virginia University at Parkersburg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $7,044 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full West Virginia University at Parkersburg Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#10

Central Alabama Community College

Alexander City, Alabama
#13 in overall quality

Central Alabama Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. Alexander City, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Central Alabama Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,495 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Central Alabama Community College.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Central Alabama Community College

#11

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Nashville State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Nashville State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nashville State Community College is $9,193 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#12

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, ITI Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, ITI Technical College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ITI Technical College is $22,020 for southeast region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full ITI Technical College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#13

Sullivan University

Louisville, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

Sullivan University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Sullivan University is a private for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Sullivan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $26,822 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Sullivan University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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