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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$21,542 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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Engineering Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,536 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU - I also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

Full Engineering Technologies at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,830 a year.

UVU also made our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

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#4

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The excellent associate degree programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,776 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $17,084 a year.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,936 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $29,604 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MSU Bozeman also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

Full Engineering Technologies at Montana State University Report

#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $23,019 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 60
Colorado 1,326
Utah 729
Montana 160
Idaho 551

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 8 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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