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2023 Best Value Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,311 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,229 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electromechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Electromechanical Engineering Technology is the #11 most popular major in Iowa with 213 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for electromechanical engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Electromechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for electromechanical engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Electromechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the best value school in Iowa for electromechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Electromechanical Engineering Technology at Western Iowa Tech Community College

#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $5,700 per year. On average, electromechanical engineering tech graduates from Kirkwood Community College take out $20,058 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Kirkwood Community College also made our Best Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Indian Hills Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electromechanical engineering technology schools in Iowa. Located in the remote town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

IHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electromechanical engineering technology schools in Iowa. DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $5,340 per year.

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Best Value Electromechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Electromechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 35
Missouri 252
Minnesota 292
South Dakota 54
North Dakota 35
Nebraska 18

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, electromechanical engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Electromechanical Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology 2,769
Instrumentation Technology 2,624
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians 2,016
Biomedical Technology 1,156
Automation Engineer Technology 1,075
Robotics Technology 699
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology 441

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

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