2025 Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Ranked #67 in popularity, pre-engineering is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 137 associate degrees in pre-engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on pre-engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pre-engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pre-engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pre-engineering students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Pre-Engineering in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in pre-engineering.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Pre-Engineering

1

Normandale Community College
Bloomington, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Normandale Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in pre-engineering. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in pre-engineering from Normandale Community College

2

Century College
White Bear Lake, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in pre-engineering needs to look into Century College. Century College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.More information about a associate in pre-engineering from Century College

Best Pre-Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best pre-engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	132
Kansas	275	28
Missouri	210	19
Nebraska	163	0
South Dakota	148	2
North Dakota	144	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pre-Engineering

One of 2 majors within the General Engineering area of study, Pre-Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Pre-Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	94

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.