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Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$9,020 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Electronics Engineering Technology is the #23 most popular major in the country with 8,347 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for ee tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the ee tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for electronics engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,864 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, ee tech graduates from Southeast Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,126.

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#2

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

The excellent associate degree programs at Bismarck State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electronics engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BSC are $7,227 a year. EE Tech majors at BSC take out an average of $12,294 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

BSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, ee tech graduates from LATI carry an average student debtload of $14,811.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LATI also is in the top 10% of our Best Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,881 in tuition and fees each year. On average, ee tech graduates from Hennepin Technical College take out $17,940 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $6,114 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ridgewater College also is in the top 20% of our Best Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#6

Grantham University

LIttle Rock, AR

Grantham University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grantham University are $8,280 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, ee tech majors at Grantham University accumulate an average of around $17,656 in student debt.

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Indian Hills Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

IHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.

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Anoka Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electronics engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 a year.

Anoka Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #9, North Dakota State College of Science did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electronics engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,879 a year. The average amount in student loans that ee tech majors at North Dakota State College of Science take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,068.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State College of Science is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#10

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kirkwood Community College are $7,604 a year. The average amount in student loans that ee tech majors at Kirkwood Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,621.

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Best Electronics Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best electronics engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 196
Missouri 130
Minnesota 102
South Dakota 32
Iowa 228
North Dakota 189
Nebraska 65

Electronics Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

EE Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 6,211
Other Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologies 1,422
Telecommunications Technology 451
Laser & Optical Technology 182
Audio Engineering Technology 81

Majors Similar to EE Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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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