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2023 Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools

29 Colleges
$45,596 Avg Salary
$10,792 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 3,841 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering technology, making the major the #27 most popular in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a great place for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Angola.

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Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Hamilton. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the suburb of Hamilton.

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#6

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

With a ranking of #6, Bismarck State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.

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Miami University - Middletown landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree general engineering technology programs. Miami University - Middletown is a small public school located in the small suburb of Middletown.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree general engineering technology programs. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#10

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #10, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, engineering tech graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,300.

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General Engineering Technology by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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General Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering Technology 3,685
Applied Engineering Technologies 156

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 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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