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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$14,487 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 85,188 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Bellingham Technical College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $5,227 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,135 a year.

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#3

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Antelope Valley College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Antelope Valley College are $6,980 per year.

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#4

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olympic College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OC are $9,638 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Institute of Arts & Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. California Institute of Arts & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

California Institute of Arts & Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $15,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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Portland Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Portland Community College also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Los Angeles Trade Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,012 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

UAA undergraduate students pay an average of $25,228 in tuition and fees each year.

UAA also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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DeVry University - California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. DeVry University - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pomona.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DeVry University - California are $15,032 a year.

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#10

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. OIT is a small public school located in the remote town of Klamath Falls.

OIT undergraduate students pay an average of $32,625 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OIT also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,964
Washington 1,051
Oregon 377
Hawaii 57
Nevada 146
Alaska 82

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 11 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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