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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology in the New England Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,813 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, making the major the 186th most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree me tech students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech 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. It costs about $8,943 for New England Region Associate Degree ME Tech students with aid per year to attend Springfield Technical Community College.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Springfield Technical Community College

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s ME tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree me tech students with aid list, Gateway Community College has also earned the #6 rank 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 $6,381 for New England Region Associate Degree ME Tech students with aid.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Gateway Community College

#3

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 19 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

NHTI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $19,717 for New England Region Associate Degree ME Tech students with aid per year to attend NHTI.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full NHTI-Concord’s Community College Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#4

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Vermont Technical College is a small school located in Randolph, Vermont that handed out 16 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Vermont Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $20,684 for New England Region Associate Degree ME Tech students with aid per year to attend Vermont Technical College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Vermont Technical College Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BFIT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $13,829 for New England Region Associate Degree ME Tech students with aid per year to attend BFIT.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

#6

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New England Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and it awarded 31 associates’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

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 $31,690 for New England Region Associate Degree ME Tech students with aid.

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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at New England Tech

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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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