2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,961 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and 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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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.
Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 36 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $7,066 for associate degree engineering students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 183 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Northern Virginia Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for Associate Degree Engineering students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 81 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for associate degree engineering students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Sinclair Community College is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,208 for associate degree engineering students with aid per year to attend Sinclair Community College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 99 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Tidewater Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,408 for Associate Degree Engineering students with aid per year to attend Tidewater Community College.
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With a ranking of #6, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
Monroe Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for associate degree engineering students with aid.
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Northwest Vista College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Northwest Vista College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Northwest Vista College also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,413 for associate degree engineering students with aid per year to attend Northwest Vista College.
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Great Bay Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 5 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Great Bay Community College also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $16,847 for Associate Degree Engineering students with aid per year to attend Great Bay Community College.
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Weber State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Weber State University is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for WSU is $11,968 for associate degree engineering students with aid.
With a ranking of #10, College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. CSI is a fairly large school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
CSI also made our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend College of Staten Island CUNY is $5,118 for associate degree engineering students with aid.
Lake Superior State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lake Superior State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,398 for Associate Degree Engineering students with aid per year to attend Lake Superior State University.
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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.
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