2025 Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 associate degrees in petroleum technology/technician during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to petroleum technology/technician students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other petroleum technology/technician students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Petroleum Tech

1

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Okmulgee, OK

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a good choice for students pursuing an associate degree in petroleum technology/technician. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public university located in the distant town of Okmulgee.More information about a associate in petroleum technology/technician from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

2

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Houston Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in petroleum technology/technician. Houston Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Houston.More information about a associate in petroleum technology/technician from Houston Community College

Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	29
Oklahoma	222	9

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Petroleum Technology/Technician Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the Mining & Petroleum Technology area of study, Petroleum Technology/Technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.