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2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 368 people earned their degree in forest technology/technician, making the major the 762nd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 239 forest technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in forest technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forest technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the forest technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Forest Technology/Technician (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Conway, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s forest technology/technician degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $48-$75k list, Horry-Georgetown Technical College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $6,587 for associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Haywood Community College

Clyde, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Haywood Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clyde, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 associates’s forest technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Haywood Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Haywood Community College is $8,391 for Associate Degree Forest Technology/Technician students whose families make $48-$75k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#3

Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Gresham, Oregon, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s forest technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $48-$75k list, MHCC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mt. Hood Community College is $8,647 for Associate Degree Forest Technology/Technician students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is located in Tifton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s forest technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $8,632 for associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is located in Paul Smiths, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s forest technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

Paul Smith’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $22,604 for associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science.

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#6

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s forest technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

Penn College also made our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $25,135 for Associate Degree Forest Technology/Technician students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s forest technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNH is $21,161 for Associate Degree Forest Technology/Technician students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNH Forest Technology/Technician Report

#3 in overall quality

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 27 associates’s forest technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

ESF also took the #3 spot in our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is $20,095 for associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#9

Glenville State College

Glenville, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Glenville State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forest Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Glenville, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s forest technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

Glenville State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Forest Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Glenville State College is $14,921 for associate degree forest technology/technician students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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