2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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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 analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for electronics engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, ee tech graduates from Southeast Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,126.
Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $7,227 per year. EE Tech majors at BSC take out an average of $12,294 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
BSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LATI are $6,718 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, ee tech graduates from LATI carry an average student debtload of $14,811.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, LATI also did well on our Best Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ridgewater College also did well on our Best Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Grantham University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree electronics engineering technology programs. Located in the midsize city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Grantham University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,280 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, ee tech majors at Grantham University accumulate an average of around $17,656 in student debt.
Full Electronics Engineering Technology at Grantham University Report
Indian Hills Community 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 #7 on the 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Anoka Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Full Electronics Engineering Technology at Anoka Technical College Report
North Dakota State College of Science ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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.
North Dakota State College of Science excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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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Kirkwood Community 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly 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.
Full Electronics Engineering Technology at Kirkwood Community College Report
Best Electronics Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best electronics engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 196 |
Missouri | 130 |
Minnesota | 102 |
South Dakota | 32 |
Iowa | 228 |
North Dakota | 189 |
Nebraska | 65 |
Electronics Engineering Technology Related Majors for EE Tech
Electronics Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
EE Tech Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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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