2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Pre-Engineering is the 284th most popular major in the country with 2,560 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 466 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 244 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in pre-engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pre-engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree pre-engineering students.
Top 22 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 86 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 Tulsa Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Fe Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Santa Fe Community College Pre-Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern New Mexico College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Espanola, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Northern New Mexico College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region. OCCC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 40 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full OCCC Pre-Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Howard County Junior College is a small public school situated in Big Spring, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about Pre-Engineering at Howard College
Central New Mexico Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Central New Mexico Community College is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 42 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at CNM
Glendale Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 9 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Glendale Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 15 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Estrella Mountain Community College Pre-Engineering Report
Mesa Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 9 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mesa Community College Pre-Engineering Report
Chandler-Gilbert Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Chandler, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Phoenix College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 full report on Pre-Engineering at Phoenix College
Yavapai College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 2 students 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%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Yavapai College
Scottsdale Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s pre-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 Scottsdale Community College Pre-Engineering Report
New Mexico State University - Grants came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Grants is a public institution located in Grants, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full New Mexico State University - Grants Pre-Engineering Report
South Mountain Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. South Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at South Mountain Community College
Pima Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima Community College is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 full report on Pre-Engineering at Pima Community College
Paradise Valley Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Paradise Valley Community College Pre-Engineering Report
Rio Salado College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s pre-engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Rio Salado College Pre-Engineering Report
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 associates’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full NMSU Alamogordo Pre-Engineering Report
GateWay Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. GateWay Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at GateWay Community College
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 full report on Pre-Engineering at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Dine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Dine College is a public institution located in Tsaile, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Dine 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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