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Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,650 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Electronics Engineering Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Iowa. With 228 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Iowa 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Indian Hills Community College to be the best value school for electronics engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Iowa. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IHCC are $4,680 a year.

Full Electronics Engineering Technology at Indian Hills Community College Report

#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $5,700 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, ee tech majors at Kirkwood Community College accumulate an average of around $12,621 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Kirkwood Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for ee tech in Iowa.

Read full report on Electronics Engineering Technology at Kirkwood Community College

The excellent associate degree programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electronics engineering technology schools in Iowa. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DMACC are $5,340 a year.

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#4

Hamilton Technical College

Davenport, IA

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamilton Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, Hamilton Technical College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Hamilton Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Electronics Engineering Technology at Hamilton Technical College

Best Value Electronics Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 196
Missouri 130
Minnesota 102
South Dakota 32
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

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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