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Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Florida

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$6,244 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,909 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 4,480 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Florida 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Florida

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

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Engineering Technologies

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Valencia College the best value school in Florida for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valencia College are $2,474 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Valencia College is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering tech in Florida.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Florida State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. EFSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Melbourne.

EFSC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,791 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seminole State are $3,131 per year.

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#4

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indian River State College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indian River State College are $2,764 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Business and Technology-Hialeah. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Hialeah, CBT College - Hialeah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

CBT College - Hialeah undergraduate students pay an average of $13,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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College of Business and Technology-Flagler landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, CBT College - Flagler is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CBT College - Flagler are $13,152 a year.

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#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Full Sail University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

Full Sail University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,307 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
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 7 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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