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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Associate Degree School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #72 most popular major in the country with 12,917 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Chemical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Far Western US 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 Chemical Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our analysis found Bellevue College to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Bellevue, BC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in chem eng at BC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Green River College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, GRC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Shoreline Community College is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Cascadia College

Bothell, WA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Cascadia College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Cascadia College is a small public school located in the suburb of Bothell.

Of the 3 students majoring in chem eng at Cascadia College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Edmonds Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Edmonds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lynnwood.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tacoma Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

Whatcom Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,136
Washington 210
Oregon 140
Nevada 40

One of 40 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 Mikulova.

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