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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

58 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best school in the Southeast Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

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With a ranking of #6, Danville Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Danville.

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#7

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

With a ranking of #8, Spartanburg Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg.

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Greenville Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Pierpont Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,073
West Virginia 451
South Carolina 814
Florida 1,539
Virginia 938
Arkansas 815
Mississippi 799
Louisiana 1,315
Alabama 2,165
Kentucky 843
Georgia 686
Tennessee 951

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

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

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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