2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,480 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 393 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 104 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 13 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Union, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full East Central College General Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moberly Area Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Moberly, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Moberly Area Community College
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Hillsboro, Missouri, this small public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at JeffCo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend State Fair Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Sedalia, Missouri, and it awarded 5 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full State Fair Community College General Engineering Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 4 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeast Community College General Engineering Report
Western Nebraska Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Western Nebraska Community College is a small public school situated in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full WNCC General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #7, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 16 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Ozarks Technical Community College General Engineering Report
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Barton County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Barton County Community College is a small public school situated in Great Bend, Kansas. It awarded 1 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Barton County Community College
Union College Nebraska ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Union College Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Union College General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #10, Oglala Lakota College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Kyle, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Engineering at Oglala Lakota College
Butler Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Butler CC
Iowa Central Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Engineering at Iowa Central Community College
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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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