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2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$5,070 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,596 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

With 306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, general engineering technology is the #13 most popular major in Alabama.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Engineering Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson State Community College the best value school in Alabama for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jeff State are $5,220 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Jeff State take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,150.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Jefferson State Community College

Out of the 2 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wallace State, Hanceville are $4,920 per year. On average, engineering tech graduates from Wallace State, Hanceville take out $11,777 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wallace State, Hanceville is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering tech in Alabama.

Full General Engineering Technology at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Report

Best Value General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 141
South Carolina 17
Arkansas 19
North Carolina 225
Florida 611
West Virginia 5
Louisiana 60
Virginia 98
Kentucky 81
Tennessee 571
Mississippi 237

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, general engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Tech Concentrations

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 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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