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2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 330 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 123 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the manufacturing engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 75 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, TSTC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $15,654 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at TSTC

#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $9,755 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Houston Community College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #3 spot on the list. Wharton County Junior College is a public institution located in Wharton, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Wharton County Junior College is $9,158 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Wharton County Junior College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#4

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kilgore College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Kilgore, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Kilgore College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kilgore College is $12,382 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Kilgore College

#5

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $10,469 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at El Paso Community College

#6

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 2 associates’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, Mesa Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $13,789 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Mesa Community College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

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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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