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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
$46,260 Avg Salary
$16,800 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 85,188 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California Institute of Arts & Technology the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. California Institute of Arts & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 87% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 76% are male.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public school with a small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#5

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in engineering tech at CSM, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#6

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #7, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Explore the most popular online engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,964
Washington 1,051
Oregon 377
Hawaii 57
Nevada 146
Alaska 82

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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 7 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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