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Best Value Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,506 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Electronics Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Electronics Engineering Technology is the #23 most popular major in the country with 8,347 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for ee tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ee tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Electronics Engineering

#1

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Stark State College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for electronics engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,644 a year.

Read full report on Electronics Engineering Technology at Stark State College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,558 per year.

Full Electronics Engineering Technology at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great value for electronics engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 a year.

Full Electronics Engineering Technology at Sinclair Community College Report

Best Electronics Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best electronics engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 227
Indiana 284
Wisconsin 179
Ohio 781
Illinois 288

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

EE Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 6,211
Other Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologies 1,422
Telecommunications Technology 451
Laser & Optical Technology 182
Audio Engineering Technology 81

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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