2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
2Colleges
126Bachelor's Degrees
$32,158Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in me tech. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the mechanical engineering technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best ME Tech Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Central Connecticut State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's mechanical engineering technology ranking for non-traditional students. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCSU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the New England Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at CCSU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,064 students at CCSU that take at least one class online. About 3,098 of the students at CCSU are attending part time.
University of Maine comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population. UMaine also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the New England Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 5,820 students take at least one class online at UMaine. There are roughly 3,614 part time students in attendance at UMaine.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to ME Tech
One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Mechanical Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.
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 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).
