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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Science Technologies/Technicians (Income $0-$30k)

5 Ranked Colleges
1,974 Degrees Awarded
$6,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,145 people earned their degree in other science technologies/technicians, making the major the 281st most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,974 other science technologies/technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other science technologies/technicians. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other science technologies/technicians 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 other science technologies/technicians program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree other science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Science Technologies/Technicians (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Oakland Community College is a public institution located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 243 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $-51 for Associate Degree Other Science Tech students whose families make $0-$30k. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

Full Oakland Community College Other Science Technologies/Technicians Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fairmont, West Virginia, and it awarded 23 associates’s other science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pierpont Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pierpont Community and Technical College is $7,439 for Associate Degree Other Science Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Other Science Technologies/Technicians at Pierpont Community and Technical College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truckee Meadows Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other science tech degrees to 509 students in 2019-2020.

Truckee Meadows Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,470 for Associate Degree Other Science Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Truckee Meadows Community College.

Full Truckee Meadows Community College Other Science Technologies/Technicians Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #4 spot on the list. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other science tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Anchorage is $9,986 for associate degree other science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UAA Other Science Technologies/Technicians Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a medium-sized public school situated in Batavia, Ohio. It awarded 5 associates’s other science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree other science tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, UC Clermont College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is $8,017 for associate degree other science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Other Science Technologies/Technicians at UC Clermont College

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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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