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2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

10 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 #312 most popular major in the country with 445 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest 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 Mining & Petroleum Technology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Houston Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mining and petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in mining and petroleum tech at Houston Community College, 85% are male and 15% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, mining and petroleum tech majors at Houston Community College accumulate an average of around $25,347 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a great place for mining and petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the mining and petroleum tech majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, mining and petroleum tech majors at OSU Institute of Technology accumulate an average of around $19,182 in student debt.

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#2

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Navarro College is a great place for mining and petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in mining and petroleum tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

Western Texas College

Snyder, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at Western Texas College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mining and petroleum technology schools in the Southwest Region . Western Texas College is a small public school located in the remote town of Snyder.

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#5

Coastal Bend College

Beeville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Bend College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. CBC is a small public school located in the distant town of Beeville.

About 50% of the students majoring in mining and petroleum tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

North Central Texas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mining and petroleum technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Gainesville, NCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

With a ranking of #6, Lone Star College System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mining and petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Pima Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mining and petroleum technology programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Palo Alto College

San Antonio, TX

Palo Alto College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Palo Alto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

Eastern Arizona College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Eastern Arizona College is a small public school located in the town of Thatcher.

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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mining and petroleum technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 29
Arizona 0
Oklahoma 9

Mining & Petroleum Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Mining & Petroleum Tech

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 10 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 Jeffrey Beall.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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