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Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$4,593 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 Texas. With 7,691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Texas 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Lamar Institute of Technology to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar Institute of Technology are $2,844 a year.

Lamar Institute of Technology excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list.

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#2

Panola College

Carthage, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Panola College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Panola College are $3,840 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Panola College is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering tech in Texas.

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lee College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lee College are $3,882 a year.

Lee College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.

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#5

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

With a ranking of #6, Tyler Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Victoria College is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.

Victoria College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Victoria College also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas ranking.

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With a ranking of #8, Tarrant County College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

Navarro College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Navarro College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Corsicana.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Navarro College are $4,508 a year.

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Texas State Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,969 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 835
New Mexico 654
Oklahoma 1,185

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 20 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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