2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,480 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 524 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$3,134 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $3,134 for southwest region associate degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Austin Community College District General Engineering Report

#2

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$4,355 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Vista College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $4,355 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

Read more about General Engineering at Northwest Vista College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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

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