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Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,641 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #18 most popular major in West Virginia with 451 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Engineering Technologies

Our analysis found Pierpont Community and Technical College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in West Virginia. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 a year.

Pierpont Community and Technical College also took the #4 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at West Virginia Northern Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in West Virginia. WVNCC is a small public school located in the city of Wheeling.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVNCC are $4,300 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BridgeValley Community & Technical College are $5,284 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairmont State University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fairmont State are $7,892 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
Mississippi 799
South Carolina 814
Florida 1,539
Virginia 938
Arkansas 815
Alabama 2,165
Kentucky 843
Georgia 686
Tennessee 951
Louisiana 1,315

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 4 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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