2022 Best Value Colleges for Mining Technology/Technician in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Mining Tech Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 24 people earned their degree in mining technology/technician, making the major the 1308th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 11 mining technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mining Tech Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mining technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mining technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mining technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The mining tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Mining Tech Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Mining Tech Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region mining tech students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Mining Technology/Technician in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Pierpont Community and Technical College

Fairmont, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$9,378 Average Net Price

$37,400 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pierpont Community and Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mining Tech Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 3 ’s mining tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pierpont Community and Technical College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mining Technology/Technician Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pierpont Community and Technical College is $9,378 for southeast region mining tech students with aid.

Read full report on Mining Technology/Technician at Pierpont Community and Technical College

#2

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$5,129 Average Net Price

$38,467 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mining Tech Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Madisonville Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Madisonville, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 ’s mining tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Madisonville Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mining Technology/Technician Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,129 for southeast region mining tech students with aid per year to attend Madisonville Community College.

Full Madisonville Community College Mining Technology/Technician Report

• Best Value Colleges for Mining Technology/Technician (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jeffrey Beall.

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