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2023 Most Popular Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

15 Colleges
$49,169 Avg Salary
$12,068 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Science Technologies / Technicians Associate Degree School for You

Science Technologies / Technicians is the #37 most popular major in the country with 6,451 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Science Technologies / Technicians program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Weber State University to be the most popular school for science technologies / technicians students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in science tech at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full Science Technologies / Technicians at Weber State University Report

#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 14% of the science tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Trinidad State Junior College is a great place for science technologies / technicians students working on their associate degree. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.

About 64% of the students majoring in science tech at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. CWI is a large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

Women make up 40% of the science tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Blackfeet Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Browning, BCC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the science tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Community College of Aurora did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for science technologies / technicians students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for science technologies / technicians students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.

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#8

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

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Colorado Northwestern Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for science technologies / technicians students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote area of Rangely, CNCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Community College of Denver came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CCD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Science Technologies / Technicians Colleges by State

Explore the best science technologies / technicians colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 21
Utah 60
Montana 5
Idaho 10

Science Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Science Technicians 2,909
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 2,451
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 732
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians 299
General Science Technologies/Technicians 60

Majors Similar to Science Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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