2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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The Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. 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 Great Lakes Region
Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Alpena Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alpena Community College are $7,995 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,722 a year.
WCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,731 in tuition and fees each year.
Southwest Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
The excellent associate degree programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,793 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,788 in tuition and fees each year.
Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Madison Area Technical 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 Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each year.
Madison College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,558 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cincinnati State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.
FVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,965 per year.
NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Owens Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Owens State Community College are $10,022 a year.
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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 2,683 |
Michigan | 2,800 |
Wisconsin | 1,491 |
Ohio | 4,134 |
Illinois | 2,110 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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