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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
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.
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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 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.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Bellingham Technical College
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Spokane Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,278 a year.
Full Engineering Technologies at Spokane Community College Report
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Antelope Valley College are $7,724 per year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Antelope Valley College
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $9,740 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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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 school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at California Institute of Arts & Technology are $15,390 per year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at California Institute of Arts & Technology
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 large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $9,670 per year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Portland Community College
Los Angeles Trade Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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.
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 large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAA are $21,635 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UAA also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
DeVry University - California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Ontario, DeVry University - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
DeVry University - California undergraduate students pay an average of $15,032 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at DeVry University - California
Oregon Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OIT are $33,956 per 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.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Oregon Institute of Technology
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies schools 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 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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