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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,138 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,687 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 119 degrees and certificates were awarded to mining & petroleum technology students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for mining & petroleum tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Louisiana

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Fletcher Technical Community College the best value school in Louisiana 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.

Fletcher Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,119 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Fletcher Technical Community College Report

#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

Nicholls State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,156 in in-state 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 took the #3 spot in our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Nicholls State University Report

Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 2 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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