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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

5 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City the most popular school in the Plains States Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 12% of the me tech majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Report

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . WSU Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

Women make up 60% of the me tech majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Iowa Community College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State College Southeast is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Minnesota State College Southeast Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 119
Missouri 75
Minnesota 26
South Dakota 12
Iowa 14

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 5 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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