2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 85 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges.
Top 15% Best Engineering Technologies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for engineering technologies students. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLTCC are $4,109 per year. While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at NLTCC accumulate an average of around $5,500 in student debt.
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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 Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Columbia Southern University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,775 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Columbia Southern University take out is $20,288.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia Southern University also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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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. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SOWELA are $4,265 a year. While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at SOWELA accumulate an average of around $7,205 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baton Rouge Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, BRCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $4,221 per year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from BRCC carry an average student debtload of $16,750.
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 Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Fletcher Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,981 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 per year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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South Louisiana Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year. While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at South Louisiana Community College accumulate an average of around $9,287 in student debt.
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Pearl River Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Pearl River Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,500 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Pearl River Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,097.
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Piedmont Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,593 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Piedmont Technical College carry an average student debtload of $10,750.
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Danville Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Danville.
Danville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,728 in tuition and fees each year. Engineering Tech majors at Danville Community College take out an average of $6,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Florence-Darlington Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.
Florence-Darlington Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,742 in tuition and fees each year.
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Nunez Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nunez Community College are $4,255 per year. After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from Nunez Community College carry an average student debtload of $17,950.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Engineering Technologies students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Greenville Technical College | Greenville, SC |
| 14 | Valencia College | Orlando, FL |
| 15 | Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg, SC |
| 16 | Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg, SC |
| 17 | American Public University System | Charles Town, WV |
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2,073 |
| West Virginia | 451 |
| South Carolina | 814 |
| Florida | 1,539 |
| Virginia | 938 |
| Arkansas | 815 |
| Mississippi | 799 |
| Louisiana | 1,315 |
| Alabama | 2,165 |
| Kentucky | 843 |
| Georgia | 686 |
| Tennessee | 951 |
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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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