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Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,729 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related technologies was ranked #44 in the country. In fact 969 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related 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.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Spokane Community College to be the best value school for engineering-related technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,278 per year.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Technologies at Spokane Community College

The excellent associate degree programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering-related technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

UAA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,635 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UAA also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Explore the best engineering-related technologies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 38
California 94
Oregon 12
Nevada 12
Alaska 12

Engineering-Related Technologies is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Surveying Technology/Surveying 744
Hydraulics & Fluid Power Technology 178
Other Engineering-Related Technologies 47

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
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike1979 Russia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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