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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You
With 84,036 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,864 a year.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BSC are $7,227 a year.
BSC also took the #2 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
The excellent associate degree programs at Ridgewater College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $6,114 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ridgewater College also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,130 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,946 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $6,107 per year.
ATCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LATI also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Anoka Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Anoka Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.
St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in tuition and fees each year.
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Hennepin Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,881 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,256 |
| Minnesota | 1,288 |
| Iowa | 942 |
| South Dakota | 231 |
| North Dakota | 443 |
| Missouri | 1,641 |
| Nebraska | 423 |
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 25 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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