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2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$4,429 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,596 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

With 571 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, general engineering technology is the #11 most popular major in Tennessee.

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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee 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.

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 Tennessee

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

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

Our analysis found Chattanooga State Community College to be the best value school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chattanooga State Community College are $4,430 a year. On average, engineering tech graduates from Chattanooga State Community College take out $14,019 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full General Engineering Technology at Chattanooga State Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pellissippi State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pellissippi State Community College are $4,456 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Pellissippi State Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,558.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cleveland State Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Cleveland State Community College is a small public school located in the city of Cleveland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State Community College are $4,400 per year.

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Best Value General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools 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
Alabama 306
Kentucky 81
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 3 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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