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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

32 Colleges
$46,260 Avg Salary
$16,800 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Alpena Community College to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Hamilton. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Middletown. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Middletown, Miami University - Middletown is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,230
Michigan 2,201
Ohio 2,673
Illinois 1,478
Wisconsin 1,081

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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