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2025 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

166 Colleges in the United States
21,380 Associate Degrees
$53,666 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your associate degree in engineering technologies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #8 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 166 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for engineering technologies students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21,380 associate degrees in engineering technologies during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Technologies School for Your Associate Degree

Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools The engineering tech associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Engineering Technologies in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in engineering technologies. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for an Associate in Engineering Tech

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
142 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in engineering technologies has to check out Bismarck State College. BSC is a small public college located in the city of Bismarck.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Bismarck State College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
184 Annual Graduates

SOWELA Technical Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in engineering technologies. SOWELA is a small public college located in the city of Lake Charles.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from SOWELA Technical Community College

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
307 Annual Graduates

Columbia Southern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in engineering technologies. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Columbia Southern University

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
395 Annual Graduates

Texas State Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in engineering technologies. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Texas State Technical College

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Olympic College
Bremerton, WA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
184 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Olympic College

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Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
189 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Ranken Technical College

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ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
116 Annual Graduates

ECPI University is a large private for-profit university located in the large city of Virginia Beach.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from ECPI University

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
391 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Ivy Tech Community College

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Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Valencia College

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Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
104 Annual Graduates

Vincennes University is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Vincennes.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Vincennes University

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
26 Annual Graduates

Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public college located in the distant town of Fairmont.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Pierpont Community and Technical College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
24 Annual Graduates

NECC is a small public college located in the large suburb of Haverhill.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Northern Essex Community College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Baton Rouge Community College

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Victoria College
Victoria, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
28 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Victoria College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Miami Dade College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
124 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Macomb Community College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Western Technical College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Great Basin College

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Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Annual Graduates

Ridgewater College is a small public college located in the town of Willmar.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Ridgewater College

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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
122 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Hennepin Technical College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
148 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
25 Annual Graduates

IHCC is a small public college located in the town of Ottumwa.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Indian Hills Community College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
102 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Pittsburgh Technical College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Annual Graduates

WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ogden.More information about a associate in engineering technologies from Weber State University

Rest of the Top Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
34 Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg, SC
35 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
36 Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL
37 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
38 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
39 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
40 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
41 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
42 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
43 Portland Community College Portland, OR
44 Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont, TX
45 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
46 Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN
47 Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN
48 Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL
49 Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC
50 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
51 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE
52 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD
53 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
54 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
55 El Centro College Dallas, TX

Engineering Technologies by Region

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 4,075
Electronics Engineering Technology 2,824
Industrial Production Technology 2,815
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 2,755
Mechanical Engineering Technology 1,640
Computer Engineering Technology 1,202
General Engineering Technology 1,165
Environmental Control Technology 1,050
Construction Engineering Technology 758
Civil Engineering Technology 662

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 10,571
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 8,580
Engineering 5,710
Physical Sciences 4,829
Mathematics & Statistics 3,874
Science Technologies / Technicians 3,674
Natural Resources & Conservation 1,758
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,092
Architecture & Related Services 731

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