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Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Electromechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

With 586 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, electromechanical engineering technology is the #21 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electromechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found City College of San Francisco to be the most popular school for electromechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

American River College

Sacramento, CA

Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the # 2 spot on the list. American River is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

Of the 10 students majoring in electromechanical engineering tech at American River, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#3

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at San Diego Miramar College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electromechanical engineering technology schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public college with a large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in electromechanical engineering tech at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#4

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, MiraCosta College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Laney College

Oakland, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Laney College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electromechanical engineering technology schools in California. Laney College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Oakland.

Of the 14 students majoring in electromechanical engineering tech at Laney College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#6

Irvine Valley College

Irvine, CA

Irvine Valley College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, Irvine Valley College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 57% of the electromechanical engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Bakersfield College is a very large public school located in the city of Bakersfield.

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#8

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

Solano Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electromechanical engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Solano College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fairfield.

Of the 19 students majoring in electromechanical engineering tech at Solano College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#9

Merritt College

Oakland, CA

Merritt College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Oakland, Merritt College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the electromechanical engineering tech majors at the school.

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#10

Santiago Canyon College

Orange, CA

Santiago Canyon College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. SCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Orange.

Of the 16 students majoring in electromechanical engineering tech at SCC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Best Electromechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 221
Oregon 2
Nevada 28
Alaska 4
Hawaii 20

Electromechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Electromechanical Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology 2,769
Instrumentation Technology 2,624
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians 2,016
Biomedical Technology 1,156
Automation Engineer Technology 1,075
Robotics Technology 699
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology 441

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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