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Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

58 Colleges
$7,749 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,909 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

With 84,036 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Southeast 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 2023 rankings named Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. NLTCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Minden.

NLTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,109 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

The excellent associate degree programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

Columbia Southern University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,015 in tuition and fees each year.

Columbia Southern University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at SOWELA Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

SOWELA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,325 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

The excellent associate degree programs at Baton Rouge Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . BRCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BRCC are $4,221 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BRCC also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fletcher Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $4,119 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, South Louisiana Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year.

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#7

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

Pearl River Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Pearl River Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,500 in tuition and fees each year.

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Georgia Northwestern 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. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 a year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont 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 #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Piedmont Technical College are $6,593 a year.

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Florence-Darlington Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $6,772 a year.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Florida 4,480
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

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 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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