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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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$46,909 Avg Salary
$14,794 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 1,913 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Pleasant Gap, CPI is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Pittsburgh Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

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With a ranking of #6, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree engineering technologies programs. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

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#8

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

Lackawanna College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree engineering technologies programs. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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With a ranking of #9, Community College of Beaver County did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public college with a small student population.

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YTI Career Institute-York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. YTI is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of York.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,136
Maryland 458
Delaware 106
New York 3,694
District of Columbia 38

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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