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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Pre-Engineering is the 284th most popular major in the country with 2,560 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,987 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major” ranking looked at 193 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pre-engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in pre-engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree pre-engineering students.
Out of the 193 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, United Tribes Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blackfeet Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major. BCC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Browning, Montana. It awarded 4 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 193 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a public institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 107 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Pre-Engineering Report
Nash Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Nash Community College is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
Normandale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #7. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bloomington, Minnesota. It awarded 39 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Normandale Community College
Henry Ford College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 52 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 26 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pre-Engineering at Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Bay de Noc Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Located in Escanaba, Michigan, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Bay de Noc Community College
Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #11. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 86 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Blue Ridge Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #12. Flat Rock, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Clovis Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Clovis Community College is located in Fresno, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
Roxbury Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Roxbury Community College is located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Pre-Engineering at Roxbury Community College
With a ranking of #15, Dodge City Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Dodge City Community College is a public institution located in Dodge City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Dodge City Community College
San Diego Miramar College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pre-Engineering at San Diego Miramar College
With a ranking of #17, Chattanooga State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 15 associates’s pre-engineering degrees 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%.
Full Chattanooga State Community College Pre-Engineering Report
Massasoit Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #18. Massasoit Community College is located in Brockton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St Charles Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #19. St Charles Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cottleville, Missouri. It awarded 11 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at St Charles Community College
Norco College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Norco College is a public institution located in Norco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Wake Technical Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Wake Technical Community College is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 109 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Wake Technical Community College Pre-Engineering Report
Santa Fe Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Santa Fe Community College is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a medium-sized school located in Fort Smith, Arkansas that handed out 31 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Northern New Mexico College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school situated in Espanola, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Northern New Mexico College
Oklahoma City Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 40 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Pre-Engineering at Oklahoma City Community College
Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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