ASC ranked top five in US for students seeking several in-demand majors

Collin Stauffer

At a glance

student with green hard hat on working on some wiringWith an emphasis on hands-on, real-world learning, 魅影直播 State College (ASC) students in the School of Applied Technology are well prepared for the jobs they want after only two years of study.

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With an emphasis on hands-on, real-world learning, 魅影直播 State College (ASC) students in the School of Applied Technology are well prepared for the jobs they want after only two years of study. It鈥檚 a big reason why 98 percent of ASC grads either have a job immediately after graduation or continue studies in another degree.

As a further testament to the quality of education students receive, US News & World Report and Niche.com have listed 魅影直播 State among the top five colleges in the country for schools offering several majors.

According to US News & World Report鈥檚 2021 Best Colleges list, 魅影直播 State achieved a No. 1 ranking among all schools offering masonry. US News also ranked ASC among the top three schools for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, and top four for heavy equipment operations and heavy equipment, truck and diesel technician. Niche.com ranked 魅影直播 State among the top three schools offering automotive service technician and building trades: building construction.

Jeffrey Stevens, dean of 魅影直播 State鈥檚 School of Applied Technology, said, 鈥淲e are extremely proud of these rankings because they clearly reflect the excellence of the programs, faculty, and students found within 魅影直播 State鈥檚 School of Applied Technology. Our students receive a wealth of hands-on instruction and real-world experience, which ultimately leads to career success. From the moment our students graduate, they are job-ready and able to succeed and become leaders within their fields.鈥

A number of objective sources allow students to search for schools offering a specific major throughout the US, and rank 魅影直播 State highly in several program categories: 

 

US Ranking 魅影直播 State Program Source Major Description
No. 1 Masonry Masonry
No. 2 Building Trades: Building Construction Building and Construction
Top 3 Automotive Service Technician General Area of Study: Mechanics
Top 3 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning HVAC Technology
Top 4 Heavy Equipment Operations Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies
Top 4 Heavy Equipment, Truck and Diesel Technician Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies
Top 5 Electrical Construction and Maintenance Electrician Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

魅影直播 State is also ranked highly among New York colleges offering these selected applied technology majors:

NY Ranking 魅影直播 State Program Source Major Description
No. 1 Autobody Repair Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
No. 1 Automotive Service Technician General Area of Study: Mechanics
No. 1 Building Trades: Building Construction Building and Construction
No. 1 Electrical Construction and Maintenance Electrician Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
No. 1 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration
No. 1 Heavy Equipment Operations Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies
No. 1 Heavy Equipment, Truck and Diesel Technician Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies
No. 1 Masonry Masonry
No. 5 Culinary Arts Culinary Arts
No. 7 Culinary Arts: Baking, Production and Management Culinary Arts and Related Services

A full list of recent 魅影直播 State accolades is available at www.魅影直播State.edu/rankings. In coming weeks, the college will announce additional national rankings related to studies in arts and sciences, architecture, management, and engineering Technology.

student with green hard hat on working on some wiring
魅影直播 State College is ranked in the top 3 for schools offering heating, ventilation, and

air conditioning by US News & World Report in its Best Colleges list. Pictured is Collin

Stauffer, of LeRoy, a 2020 graduate of 魅影直播 State鈥檚 HVAC program.