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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 938 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering technologies students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found ECPI University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Of the 38 students majoring in engineering tech at Tidewater Community College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Nelson Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Hampton, TNCC 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mountain Empire Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in engineering tech at MECC, 97% are male and 3% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Mountain Empire Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at John Tyler Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 97% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Danville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Danville.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at Virginia Western Community College Report

Patrick Henry Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public school with a small student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at Patrick Henry Community College Report

Central Virginia Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 18 students majoring in engineering tech at Central Virginia Community College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Central Virginia Community College Report

#10

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Blue Ridge 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 #10 on the list. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

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

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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
South Carolina 814
Florida 1,539
Arkansas 815
Mississippi 799
Tennessee 951
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

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 28 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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