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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 2,033 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Pittsburgh Technical College the most popular school in Pennsylvania for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in engineering tech at Pittsburgh Technical College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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Out of the 44 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Mifflin, PIA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 78 students majoring in engineering tech at PIA, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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

About 4% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 96% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Thaddeus Stevens 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, California University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 30% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Community College of Philadelphia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Northampton County Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in engineering tech at Northampton Community College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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Montgomery County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

Women make up 18% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 906
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

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 27 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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