2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Engineering Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
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.
The Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Plains States 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the engineering associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Normandale Community College to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 21% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itasca Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Grand Rapids, Itasca Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.
About 14% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 14% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a large student population.
About 10% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 90% are male.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 37% of the engineering majors at the school.
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St Charles Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Cottleville, SCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 13% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 88% are male.
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Moberly Area Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Moberly, MACC is a public college with a small student population.
About 7% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 93% are male.
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Ozarks Technical 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. OTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Of the 15 students majoring in engineering at OTC, 87% are male and 13% are female.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.
Of the 12 students majoring in engineering at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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East Central College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering programs. Located in the rural area of Union, East Central College is a public college with a small student population.
About 25% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.
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Request InformationBest Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,618 |
| Minnesota | 2,350 |
| Iowa | 2,616 |
| South Dakota | 569 |
| Missouri | 3,253 |
| Nebraska | 699 |
| North Dakota | 787 |
Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
More about our data sources and methodologies.