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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering in the Southeast Region

74 Ranked Colleges
1,223 Degrees Awarded
$36,817 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 192,474 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 Southeast region, there were 39,517 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,774 and $22,827 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,223 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 74 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree engineering students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. WVU Potomac State College is a small public school situated in Keyser, West Virginia. It awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering at WVU Potomac State College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 107 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Engineering at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school situated in Wesson, Mississippi. It awarded 23 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Engineering Report

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Nash Community College
Rocky Mount, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nash Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Rocky Mount, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.

Full Nash Community College Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. EMCC is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 24 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Engineering at EMCC

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Tidewater Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 76 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students 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%.

Read more about Engineering at Tidewater Community College

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Southern Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Technical College is a small school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 33 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Southern Technical College Engineering Report

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Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Thomas Nelson Community College is a medium-sized school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 25 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Read full report on Engineering at Thomas Nelson Community College

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Northern Virginia Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 216 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full Northern Virginia Community College Engineering Report

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Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock, North Carolina

Blue Ridge Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Blue Ridge Community College is a small public school situated in Flat Rock, North Carolina. It awarded 5 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Blue Ridge Community College Engineering Report

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Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi

Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 30 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering at ICC

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Virginia Western Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Roanoke, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Read full report on Engineering at Virginia Western Community College

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Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi

Holmes Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is located in Goodman, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Engineering at Holmes Community College

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Chattanooga State Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Full Chattanooga State Community College Engineering Report

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Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia

With a ranking of #15, Reynolds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering at Reynolds Community College

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Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, North Carolina

Wake Technical Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 109 students 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%.

Read more about Engineering at Wake Technical Community College

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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 31 associates’s 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 Engineering at UAFS

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John Tyler Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Virginia that handed out 34 associates’s engineering 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%.

Read more about Engineering at John Tyler Community College

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Johnston Community College
Smithfield, North Carolina

Johnston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Johnston Community College is a small school located in Smithfield, North Carolina that handed out 18 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Engineering at Johnston Community College

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Andrew College
Cuthbert, Georgia

Andrew College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Andrew College is located in Cuthbert, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Engineering at Andrew College

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Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, North Carolina

Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 50 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering at Central Piedmont Community College

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Gordon State College
Barnesville, Georgia

Gordon State College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gordon State College is located in Barnesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read more about Engineering at Gordon State College

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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville, Virginia

With a ranking of #23, Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full PVCC Engineering Report

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Mitchell Community College
Statesville, North Carolina

Mitchell Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Mitchell Community College is a public institution located in Statesville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Engineering at Mitchell Community College

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Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, Louisiana

Bossier Parish Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Bossier City, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 3 students 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%.

Read full report on Engineering at Bossier Parish Community College

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