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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $8,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburgh Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pittsburgh Technical College are $16,974 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Community College of Beaver County did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $13,350 per year.
Lackawanna College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
Lackawanna College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Penn College are $17,940 a year.
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YTI Career Institute-York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. YTI is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of York.
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Berks Technical Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Berks Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wyomissing.
Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools 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 |
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.