by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 192,474 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In , engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,641 and had an average of $23,252 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 31,225 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,704 and $21,673 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,040 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,376 and $17,339 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 103 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 103 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Clovis Community College is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Miramar College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clackamas Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region. Clackamas Community College is a public institution located in Oregon City, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Everett Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region. Everett Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Everett, Washington. It awarded 20 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering at Everett Community College
Out of the 103 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Linn-Benton Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Albany, Oregon, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Norco College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Norco College is a medium-sized school located in Norco, California that handed out 42 associates’s engineering degrees 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%.
Tacoma Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 25 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 ranking of #8, Spokane Falls Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 16 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Whatcom Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Whatcom Community College is a small public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 9 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Taft College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Taft, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Bellevue College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Washington, and it awarded 19 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Cabrillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Cabrillo College is a public institution located in Aptos, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 56 associates’s 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%.
Clark College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Vancouver, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Olympic College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bremerton, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #15, College of San Mateo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of San Mateo is a medium-sized school located in San Mateo, California that handed out 5 associates’s engineering 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%.
Cerritos College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school situated in Norwalk, California. It awarded 39 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
El Camino College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Diego Mesa College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #19, Edmonds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Edmonds Community College is a public institution located in Lynnwood, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #20, Shoreline Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Shoreline Community College is located in Shoreline, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering at Shoreline Community College
Green River College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Green River College is a medium-sized public school situated in Auburn, Washington. It awarded 10 associates’s 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%.
Las Positas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. Livermore, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Mission College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Mission College is a medium-sized school located in Santa Clara, California that handed out 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Orange Coast College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Ventura College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Ventura College is a fairly large public school situated in Ventura, California. It awarded 27 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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