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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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. 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 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 130 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named New York City College of Technology the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. City Tech is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Women make up 20% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Excelsior College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pittsburgh Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

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

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Hudson Valley Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Troy, HVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 86 students majoring in engineering tech at HVCC, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Queensborough Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC is a public college with a large student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 82% are male.

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Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. PIA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Mifflin.

About 8% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Onondaga Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#8

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

Of the 68 students majoring in engineering tech at Penn College, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the small city of Dover.

About 14% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#12

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Erie Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 90% are male.

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With a ranking of #13, Anne Arundel Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. AACC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

About 67% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.

Women make up 4% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#15

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

With a ranking of #15, Montgomery College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Montgomery College is a large public school located in the city of Rockville.

About 40% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#16

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

Women make up 12% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#17

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

Alfred State College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred State is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 19% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #17 on the list. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

Of the 48 students majoring in engineering tech at HACC, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#19

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY

SUNY Delhi came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Delhi is a small public school located in the remote town of Delhi.

Of the 47 students majoring in engineering tech at SUNY Delhi, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
20 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA
21 Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ
22 Island Drafting and Technical Institute Amityville, NY
23 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY
23 Middlesex County College Edison, NJ
25 Essex County College Newark, NJ
26 University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 906
Pennsylvania 2,033
New York 3,941
Maryland 325
Delaware 71
District of Columbia 220

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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