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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.

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The Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 199 schools in the United States 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 Electronics Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Columbus State Community College to be the most popular school for electronics engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 4% of the ee tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Seminole State College of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electronics engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in ee tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the ee tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elizabethtown.

Of the 86 students majoring in ee tech at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jefferson Community and Technical College is a great place for electronics engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 5% of the ee tech majors at the school.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

About 1% of the students majoring in ee tech at the school are women while 99% are male.

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#7

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

About 20% of the students majoring in ee tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#8

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the small city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public college with a small student population.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

About 8% of the students majoring in ee tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, John Tyler Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electronics engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Chester.

Women make up 11% of the ee tech majors at the school.

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Virginia Western Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electronics engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in ee tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Danville Community College

Danville, VA

Danville Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in ee tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#12

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in ee tech at PPCC, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Isothermal Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electronics engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the distant town of Spindale, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 16% of the ee tech majors at the school.

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Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Bismarck State College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in ee tech at BSC, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Terra State Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Terra Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fremont.

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New River Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. NRCC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Dublin.

Women make up 9% of the ee tech majors at the school.

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Coastal Carolina Community College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate electronics engineering technology programs. Located in the small city of Jacksonville, Coastal Carolina Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 15% of the ee tech majors at the school.

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Edison State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electronics engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the rural area of Piqua, Edison Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#20

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

With a ranking of #20, Valencia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electronics engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.

Women make up 8% of the ee tech majors at the school.

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Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate electronics engineering technology programs. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Winterville.

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With a ranking of #22, Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electronics engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. TNCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Hampton.

About 28% of the students majoring in ee tech at the school are women while 72% are male.

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Austin Community College District ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 36 students majoring in ee tech at Austin Community College District, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY

Somerset Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for electronics engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.

Of the 31 students majoring in ee tech at SCC, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Southside Virginia Community College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate electronics engineering technology programs. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the ee tech majors at the school.

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#28

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Electronics Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
32 Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY
33 Catawba Valley Community College Hickory, NC
34 Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA
34 Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC
34 York Technical College Rock Hill, SC
34 County College of Morris Randolph, NJ
38 Colby Community College Colby, KS
38 Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA
38 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
38 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA

Electronics Engineering Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to EE Tech

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 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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