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Most Popular General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

35 Colleges
$36,120 Avg Salary
$12,321 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Associate Degree School for You

General Engineering is the #40 most popular major in North Carolina with 660 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in North Carolina 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 General Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.

On average, engineering graduates from Wake Technical Community College take out $12,999 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for general engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.

The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Central Piedmont Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,708.

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#3

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

The in-demand associate degree programs at Nash Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in North Carolina. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

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

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#4

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johnston Community College is a great place for general engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Catawba Valley Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Hickory, CVCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in engineering at CVCC, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Blue Ridge Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Flat Rock.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 85% are male.

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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

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

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

Of the 11 students majoring in engineering at Durham Technical Community College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#9

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, NC

Mitchell Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Statesville, Mitchell Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in engineering at Mitchell Community College, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 170
Virginia 647
Florida 18
Tennessee 134
Kentucky 0
South Carolina 10
Louisiana 168
Arkansas 173
Alabama 225
Mississippi 264
West Virginia 84

General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

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 Rémi Kaupp.

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