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Best Value Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

2023 Best Value Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,229 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electromechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Electromechanical Engineering Technology is the #13 most popular major in South Dakota with 54 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for electromechanical engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 South Dakota

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

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Electromechanical Engineering

Our analysis found Mitchell Technical College to be the best value school for electromechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 a year.

Mitchell Tech also made our Best Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #4.

Full Electromechanical Engineering Technology at Mitchell Technical College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lake Area Technical Institute is a great value for electromechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, electromechanical engineering tech majors at LATI accumulate an average of around $12,509 in student debt.

LATI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list.

Read full report on Electromechanical Engineering Technology at Lake Area Technical Institute

#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent associate degree programs at Southeast Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electromechanical engineering technology schools in South Dakota. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.

Southeast Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Electromechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Full Electromechanical Engineering Technology at Southeast Technical College Report

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
Iowa 213
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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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