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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

24 Colleges
$45,243 Avg Salary
$16,389 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #134 most popular major in the country with 6,013 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Great Basin College to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the remote town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 18% of the ME tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lower Columbia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Longview, LCC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mt. Hood Community College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. MHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gresham.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

With a ranking of #6, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

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Spokane Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Los Medanos College

Pittsburg, CA

Los Medanos College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Los Medanos is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pittsburg.

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#8

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

With a ranking of #8, Fullerton College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Fullerton College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Bellingham Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 118
Washington 65
Oregon 9
Nevada 18
Alaska 0

One of 18 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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).

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