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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

With 951 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #17 most popular major in Tennessee.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Tennessee 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast State Community College the most popular school in Tennessee for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Blountville, Northeast State Technical Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named Chattanooga State Community College the most popular school in Tennessee for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Out of the 17 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Pellissippi State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pellissippi State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Knoxville.

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

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Motlow State Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Tennessee. Located in the rural area of Tullahoma, Motlow is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 91% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roane State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 17 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Cleveland State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in engineering tech at Cleveland State Community College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Nashville State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Nashville State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

Of the 31 students majoring in engineering tech at Nashville State Community College, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Walters State 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. Located in the small city of Morristown, WSCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Southwest Tennessee Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, Southwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in engineering tech at Southwest, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Volunteer State Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the large suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,073
West Virginia 451
Florida 1,539
Virginia 938
Arkansas 815
Mississippi 799
South Carolina 814
Louisiana 1,315
Alabama 2,165
Kentucky 843
Georgia 686

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 17 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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