2025 Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you pursue a associate degree in pre-engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #67 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for pre-engineering students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 89 associate degrees in pre-engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pre-engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pre-engineering students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pre-engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Pre-Engineering Schools

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 Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Pre-Engineering in Minnesota

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for pre-engineering students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Minnesota Schools for an Associate in Pre-Engineering

1

Normandale Community College
Bloomington, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in pre-engineering has to look into Normandale Community College. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Bloomington.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

Century College is a wonderful option for students pursuing an associate degree in pre-engineering. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in pre-engineering from Century College

Best Pre-Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Pre-Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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Pre-Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Pre-Engineering is one of 2 different types of General Engineering programs to choose from.

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.