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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,687 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mining & petroleum technology was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 410 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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.

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 Southwest Region

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

#1

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Navarro College the best value school in the Southwest Region for mining & petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Navarro College are $6,368 a year.

Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at Navarro College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, mining & petroleum tech majors at OSU Institute of Technology accumulate an average of around $13,705 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, OSU Institute of Technology is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

The excellent associate degree programs at Houston Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mining & petroleum technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year. The average amount in student loans that mining & petroleum tech majors at Houston Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,866.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Houston Community College Report

#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize 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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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mining & petroleum technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 0
Texas 45
Oklahoma 16

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 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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