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2023 Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

2 Colleges
$53,687 Avg Salary
$15,444 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree School for You

Mining & Petroleum Technology is the #86 most popular major in Louisiana with 84 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Louisiana Schools for an Associate in Mining & Petroleum Technology

#1

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Our 2023 rankings named Nicholls State University the best school in Louisiana for mining and petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, mining and petroleum tech graduates from Nicholls State University take out $19,625 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fletcher Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, mining and petroleum tech graduates from Fletcher Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,347.

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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 0
Kentucky 0
Mississippi 19
West Virginia 22

One of 18 majors within the area of study, mining and petroleum 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 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Jeffrey Beall.

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