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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$10,019 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #21 most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest 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 Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found El Paso Community College to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . El Paso Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Of the 36 students majoring in ME at El Paso Community College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, ME majors at El Paso Community College accumulate an average of around $13,248 in student debt.

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#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that ME majors at North Harris Montgomery take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,067.

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#3

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Del Mar College is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a large student population.

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

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 2 students majoring in ME at Austin Community College District, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means McLennan Community College is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, MCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Odessa College

Odessa, TX

Odessa College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of Odessa, Odessa College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Collin County Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Palo Alto College

San Antonio, TX

Palo Alto College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Palo Alto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanical engineering programs. St Philip's College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,806
Arizona 804
Oklahoma 521
New Mexico 280

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

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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