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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 2023 rankings named Great Basin College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the 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.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Great Basin College Report

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 school with a small student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Bates Technical College Report

#3

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Out of the 24 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lower Columbia College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Longview, LCC is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. MHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gresham.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada 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 #6 on the list. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at College of Southern Nevada Report

Spokane Community 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

San Jose City College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose City College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

Fullerton College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Fullerton College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Bellingham Technical 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. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small 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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