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Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,367 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 Virginia. With 2,041 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Virginia

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Danville Community College the best value school in Virginia for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Danville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,725 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Danville Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia rankings.

Full Engineering Technologies at Danville Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New River Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. NRCC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Dublin.

NRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,697 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Technologies at New River Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Tidewater Community College Report

#4

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECPI University are $18,484 per year.

Full Engineering Technologies at ECPI University Report

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools 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
Florida 4,480
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 4 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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