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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$14,580 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,909 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for engineering 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Bellingham Technical College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $5,357 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Spokane Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,278 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Antelope Valley College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Antelope Valley College is a large public school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

Antelope Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,724 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Olympic College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

OC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,740 in tuition and fees each year.

OC also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Institute of Arts & Technology is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, California Institute of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

California Institute of Arts & Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $15,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Portland Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year.

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Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Los Angeles Trade Technical College are $9,870 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAA are $21,635 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UAA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Engineering Technologies at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

DeVry University - California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Ontario, DeVry University - California is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

DeVry University - California undergraduate students pay an average of $15,032 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

With a ranking of #10, Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OIT are $33,956 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, OIT also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Engineering Technologies at Oregon Institute of Technology Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 112
Hawaii 91
Washington 2,537
Oregon 592
California 4,871
Nevada 286

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.

  • 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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