2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value 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 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLTCC are $4,109 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Columbia Southern University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,775 in tuition and fees each year.
Columbia Southern University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SOWELA Technical Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SOWELA are $4,265 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Baton Rouge Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $4,221 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fletcher Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $3,981 per year.
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South Louisiana Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana 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 South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year.
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Pearl River Community 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 remote area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pearl River Community College are $4,500 a year.
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Georgia Northwestern Technical 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 #8 on the list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #9, Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Piedmont Technical College are $6,593 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Florence-Darlington Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $6,742 a year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
| Mississippi | 799 |
| South Carolina | 814 |
| Florida | 1,539 |
| Virginia | 938 |
| Arkansas | 815 |
| Alabama | 2,165 |
| Kentucky | 843 |
| Georgia | 686 |
| Tennessee | 951 |
| Louisiana | 1,315 |
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Majors Related to Engineering Tech
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.
- 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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