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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$13,065 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 2,033 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Edinboro University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the fringe town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.

Edinboro undergraduate students pay an average of $10,543 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Edinboro not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal U are $11,108 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal U also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 per year.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

Clarion University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,173 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Clarion University also made our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #5.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pittsburgh Technical College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pittsburgh Technical College are $16,699 per year.

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Community College of Beaver County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. CCBC is a small public school located in the suburb of Monaca.

CCBC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,810 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

Lackawanna College 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lackawanna College are $16,130 per year.

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Pennsylvania College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Penn College are $17,610 a year.

Penn College also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and 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 #9 on the list. CPI is a small public school located in the rural area of Pleasant Gap.

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#9

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, PA

Berks Technical Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Wyomissing, Berks Technical Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 906
New York 3,941
Maryland 325
Delaware 71
District of Columbia 220

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 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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