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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

9 Colleges
$45,592 Avg Salary
$15,362 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering technology was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 6,205 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England 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.

Check out the me tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Springfield Technical Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. STCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 17% of the me tech majors at the school.

On average, me tech graduates from STCC take out $6,288 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

Women make up 14% of the me tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. NHTI is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

Women make up 11% of the me tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at NHTI-Concord’s Community College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Vermont Technical College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Vermont Tech is a small public school located in the remote area of Randolph.

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#5

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the New England Region . MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills.

About 50% of the students majoring in me tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. BFIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 67% of the students majoring in me tech at the school are women while 33% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

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Three Rivers 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 #8 on the list. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Norwich.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Three Rivers Community College Report

#9

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 60
Maine 44
Connecticut 31
Rhode Island 43
New Hampshire 36
Vermont 11

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

ME Tech Concentrations

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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