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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa

4 Colleges
$46,909 Avg Salary
$14,794 Avg Student Debt

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 942 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 4th 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.

The Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa 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 Iowa to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Our analysis found Waldorf University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Iowa. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Forest City.

Of the 31 students majoring in engineering tech at Waldorf, 77% are male and 23% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Waldorf University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Iowa Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Davenport.

Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Eastern Iowa Community College District

#3

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the town of West Burlington.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at Southeastern Community College Report

#4

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Kirkwood Community College Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
Minnesota 1,288
South Dakota 231
North Dakota 443
Missouri 1,641
Nebraska 423

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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