2025 Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in petroleum technology/technician, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #282 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 62 associate degrees in petroleum technology/technician to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on petroleum technology/technician students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of petroleum technology/technician students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized petroleum technology/technician related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for petroleum technology/technician students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Petroleum Technology/Technician in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in petroleum technology/technician.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Petroleum Tech

1

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in petroleum technology/technician needs to take a look at Nicholls State University. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Thibodaux.More information about a associate in petroleum technology/technician from Nicholls State University

2

Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Fletcher Technical Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in petroleum technology/technician. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in petroleum technology/technician from Fletcher Technical Community College

Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum technology/technician colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	19
West Virginia	180	22
Louisiana	124	59

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Rankings in Majors Related to Petroleum Tech

Petroleum Technology/Technician is one of 2 different types of Mining & Petroleum Technology programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jeffrey Beall. More about our data sources and methodologies.