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Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$9,447 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,687 Avg Salary

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

Mining & Petroleum Technology is the #46 most popular major in the country with 410 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mining & petroleum tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mining & Petroleum Technology

Our analysis found Fletcher Technical Community College to be the best value school for mining & petroleum technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fletcher Technical Community College are $4,119 a year. On average, mining & petroleum tech graduates from Fletcher Technical Community College take out $9,873 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Fletcher Technical Community College Report

#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,249 per year. Mining & Petroleum Tech majors at Nicholls State University take out an average of $16,531 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Nicholls State University also did well on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at Nicholls State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pierpont Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

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

Pierpont Community and Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Pierpont Community and Technical College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Virginia Northern Community College is a great value for mining & petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public college with a small student population.

WVNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,362 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at West Virginia Northern Community College Report

Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mining & petroleum technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 33
Louisiana 119
Virginia 1
Kentucky 0
Mississippi 19

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 392
Mining Technology/Technician 15
Other Mining & Petroleum Technologies 3

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 4 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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