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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$9,615 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,687 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 410 people earned a degree or certificate in mining & petroleum technology, making the major the #46 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for mining & petroleum tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the mining & petroleum tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Fletcher Technical Community College the best value school in the United States for mining & petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $4,119 per year. The average amount in student loans that mining & petroleum tech majors at Fletcher Technical Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,873.

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#2

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bismarck State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,227 in tuition and fees each year.

BSC also made our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list, coming in at #5.

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#3

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Navarro College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Navarro College are $6,368 per year.

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#4

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

Nicholls State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,249 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mining & petroleum tech graduates from Nicholls State University take out $16,531 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Nicholls State University also claimed a spot on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,644 per year.

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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mining & petroleum technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

OSU Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $11,384 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, mining & petroleum tech graduates from OSU Institute of Technology carry an average student debtload of $13,705.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU Institute of Technology also did well on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Pierpont Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,056 in tuition and fees each year.

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Houston Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year. On average, mining & petroleum tech graduates from Houston Community College take out $20,866 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Lewis and Clark Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Lewis and Clark Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,552 in tuition and fees each year. Mining & Petroleum Tech majors at Lewis and Clark Community College take out an average of $7,883 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#10

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

With a ranking of #10, Lone Star College System did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mining & petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 per year.

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Mining & Petroleum Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, mining & petroleum technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mining & Petroleum Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Petroleum Technology/Technician 392
Mining Technology/Technician 15
Other Mining & Petroleum Technologies 3

Majors Similar to Mining & Petroleum 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 13 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jeffrey Beall.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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