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2023 Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2 Colleges
$53,687 Avg Salary
$15,444 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mining and petroleum technology was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 445 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the mining and petroleum tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Trade Schools for an Associate in Mining & Petroleum Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mining and petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Pleasant Gap, CPI is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lackawanna College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

The average amount in student loans that mining and petroleum tech majors at Lackawanna College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,181.

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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mining and petroleum technology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 22

Mining & Petroleum Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mining & Petroleum Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Petroleum Technology/Technician 434
Mining Technology/Technician 8
Other Mining & Petroleum Technologies 3

Majors Similar to Mining & Petroleum 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 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Jeffrey Beall.

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