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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$5,071 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering technologies students earned 2,165 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Alabama 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.

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 Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Engineering Technologies

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

Columbia Southern University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,775 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia Southern University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, John C Calhoun State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Calhoun Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Tanner.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Calhoun Community College are $4,940 per year.

Full Engineering Technologies at John C Calhoun State Community College Report

Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Alabama Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coastal Alabama Community College are $4,860 per year.

Coastal Alabama Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Coastal Alabama Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson State Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jeff State are $4,920 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. Wallace State, Hanceville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hanceville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wallace State, Hanceville are $4,860 per year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Report

Remington College - Mobile Campus 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 #6 on the list. Remington College - Mobile Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Remington College - Mobile Campus are $17,773 per year.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,073
West Virginia 451
Florida 1,539
Virginia 938
Arkansas 815
Mississippi 799
South Carolina 814
Louisiana 1,315
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

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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