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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

Women make up 21% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

The in-demand associate degree programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

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 College of Western Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at College of Western Idaho Report

#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#5

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in engineering tech at PPCC, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at Salt Lake Community College Report

#7

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

With a ranking of #7, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in engineering tech at College of Southern Idaho, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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Weber State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#9

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Montana State University - Billings ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in engineering tech at Montana State University - Billings, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 643
Utah 409
Montana 144
Idaho 422
Wyoming 31

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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