by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Science Technologies / Technicians is the 37th most popular major in the country with 6,924 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , science technologies / technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,344 and had an average of $14,258 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 274 science technologies / technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,132 and $16,305 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 196 science technologies / technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,599 and $15,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in science technologies / technicians. That schools that top this list have a program in science technologies / technicians in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree science tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln Trail College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lincoln Trail College is a small public school situated in Robinson, Illinois. It awarded 7 associates’s science tech degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Lincoln Trail College Science Technologies / Technicians Report
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It awarded 96 associates’s science tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 20 associates’s science tech 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Triton College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region. Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s science tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 9 associates’s science tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Delta College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Delta College is a medium-sized school located in University Center, Michigan that handed out 10 associates’s science tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Delta College Science Technologies / Technicians Report
Lakeland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Kirtland, Ohio, and it awarded 4 associates’s science tech degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Madison Area Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a fairly large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 associates’s science tech degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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Lakeshore Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LTC is a public institution located in Cleveland, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Cincinnati - Clermont College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UC Clermont College is a medium-sized school located in Batavia, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s science tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Clermont College Science Technologies / Technicians Report
Lake Superior State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s science tech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lake Superior State University Science Technologies / Technicians Report
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NWTC is a fairly large school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 4 associates’s science tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Science Technologies / Technicians Report
With a ranking of #14, Ferris State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s science tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a public institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s 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 Fox Valley Technical College Science Technologies / Technicians Report
Sinclair Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s science tech degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Science Technologies / Technicians at Sinclair Community College
With a ranking of #17, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s science tech students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Henry Ford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s science tech degrees to qualified students.
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Ivy Tech Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s science tech degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s science tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Science Technologies / Technicians at Ball State
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s science tech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Harry S Truman College Science Technologies / Technicians Report
Madonna University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Madonna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s 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%.
Full Madonna University Science Technologies / Technicians Report
Stark State College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Canton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s science tech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Stark State College Science Technologies / Technicians Report
Waubonsee Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Sugar Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s science tech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lansing Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LCC is a medium-sized school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s science tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Grand Rapids Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Grand Rapids Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Science Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Hayward, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s science tech degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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