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Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$15,778 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,596 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

General Engineering Technology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 3,841 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Engineering Technology

Our analysis found Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses to be the best value school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Angola.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trine are $9,576 per year.

Full General Engineering Technology at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Report

#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year. Engineering Tech majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $8,300 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 5% of our Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Hamilton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the suburb of Hamilton.

Miami University - Hamilton undergraduate students pay an average of $17,490 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Miami University - Hamilton is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering tech in the Great Lakes Region .

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Middletown. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Middletown is a small public school located in the suburb of Middletown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Middletown are $17,390 a year.

Miami University - Middletown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Bowling Green State University - Firelands helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Huron, BGSU-Firelands is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BGSU-Firelands are $14,025 a year.

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#6

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Northwestern Michigan College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree general engineering technology programs. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMC are $12,048 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at NMC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,088.

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Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree general engineering technology programs. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small public school located in the rural area of Celina.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wright State University - Lake Campus are $16,276 per year.

Full General Engineering Technology at Wright State University - Lake Campus Report

#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Toledo are $20,671 per year.

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Morrison Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Morrison Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Morrison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morrison Institute of Technology are $19,400 per year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $149.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 79
Indiana 41
Wisconsin 49
Ohio 181
Illinois 155

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 9 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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