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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology is the 186th most popular major in the country with 3,813 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 244 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 124 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering/mechanical 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 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

STCC also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend STCC is $7,914 for New England Region Associate Degree ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gateway Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gateway Community College is $6,103 for New England Region Associate Degree ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vermont Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Vermont Tech is located in Randolph, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

Vermont Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vermont Tech is $17,010 for New England Region Associate Degree ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Vermont Technical College

#4

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ME tech degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NHTI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $18,044 for new england region associate degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NHTI.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at NHTI

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 12 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

BFIT also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $13,321 for new england region associate degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#6

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

New England Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. New England Institute of Technology is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 associates’s ME tech degrees to qualified students.

New England Tech also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for New England Tech is $27,558 for new england region associate degree me tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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