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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

24 Colleges
$45,243 Avg Salary
$16,389 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #25 most popular major in the country with 5,909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the ME tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Great Basin College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

Of the 17 students majoring in ME tech at Great Basin College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Bates Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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#3

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lower Columbia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LCC is a small public school located in the city of Longview.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a very large student population.

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Spokane Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

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#8

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

With a ranking of #8, Long Beach City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Merced College

Merced, CA

With a ranking of #8, Merced College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

With a ranking of #8, Solano Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Solano College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fairfield.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 198
California 155
Oregon 9
Nevada 18

Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

ME Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 3,659
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology 918
Automotive Engineering Technology 910
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other 395
Marine Engineering Technology 27

Majors Similar to ME Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,819
Environmental Control Technology 8,601
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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