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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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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 distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 per 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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Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Northern Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. WVNCC is a small public school located in the city of Wheeling.
WVNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, BridgeValley Community & Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
BridgeValley Community & Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,132 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Fairmont State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in West Virginia. Located in the town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fairmont State are $8,008 per year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Fairmont State University
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 |
| 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 Technologies Related Majors for Engineering Tech
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.