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2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

22 Colleges
$44,454 Avg Salary
$15,272 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 10,045 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Pennsylvania 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 program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology the most popular school in Pennsylvania for engineering students working on their associate degree. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

About 5% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 95% are male.

Full Engineering at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 87% are male.

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Out of the 22 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 3% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 22 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

Of the 23 students majoring in engineering at HACC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Community College of Philadelphia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 14 students majoring in engineering at Community College of Philadelphia, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northampton County Area Community College is a great place for engineering students working on their associate degree. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.

About 7% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Bucks County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

Women make up 8% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#8

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Community College of Allegheny County landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,817
New York 12,696
Maryland 4,465
Delaware 580
District of Columbia 689

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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