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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

49 Colleges
$45,592 Avg Salary
$15,362 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 6,205 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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 Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for me tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . PIA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Mifflin.

Of the 107 students majoring in me tech at PIA, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York City College of Technology is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. City Tech is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Of the 41 students majoring in me tech at City Tech, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brookdale Community College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

About 9% of the students majoring in me tech at the school are women while 91% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, me tech majors at Brookdale Community College accumulate an average of around $14,762 in student debt.

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#4

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend County College of Morris. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

Women make up 3% of the me tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 49 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Onondaga Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in me tech at OCC, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

Farmingdale State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Farmingdale.

Women make up 25% of the me tech majors at the school.

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#7

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, NY

With a ranking of #7, SUNY Cobleskill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill is a public college with a small student population.

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Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Camden County College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanical engineering technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in me tech at Camden County College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Jamestown 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Jamestown, Jamestown Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in me tech at Jamestown Community College, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

Alfred State College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the remote town of Alfred, Alfred State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in me tech at Alfred State, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 711
Pennsylvania 352
New Jersey 165
Maryland 2
Delaware 11
District of Columbia 1

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 3,490
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology 1,074
Automotive Engineering Technology 1,062
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other 473
Marine Engineering Technology 106

Majors Similar to ME Tech

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.

  • 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).

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