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

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 analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,536 in tuition and fees each year.

BYU - I also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Engineering Technologies at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Western Idaho is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at College of Western Idaho Report

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 school with a fairly large student population.

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

UVU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,776 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very 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 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 #6 on the list. 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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Montana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $29,604 per year.

MSU Bozeman also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Engineering Technologies at Montana State University Report

#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

With a ranking of #8, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $23,019 per year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Colorado Mesa University Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges 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.

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