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Best Value Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,851 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Electronics Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, electronics engineering technology was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 8,347 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for ee tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

#1

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Our analysis found Victoria College to be the best value school for electronics engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victoria College are $5,112 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Victoria College also did well on our Best Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Electronics Engineering Technology at Victoria College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for electronics engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great value for electronics engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.

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Best Electronics Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 72
Texas 597
Oklahoma 68
New Mexico 65

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, electronics engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

EE Tech Concentrations

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 4 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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