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Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,655 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,909 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 573 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Pierpont Community and Technical College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in West Virginia. Located in the town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 a year.

Pierpont Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at West Virginia Northern Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in West Virginia. WVNCC is a small public school located in the small city of Wheeling.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVNCC are $4,394 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BridgeValley Community & Technical College are $5,132 per year.

Full Engineering Technologies at BridgeValley Community & Technical College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairmont State University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fairmont State are $8,008 a year.

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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
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 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.

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