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2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools

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Engineering-Related Technologies is the #44 most popular major in the country with 969 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering-Related Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the most popular school in the United States for engineering-related technologies students working on their associate degree. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Of the 44 students majoring in engineering-related tech at Hennepin Technical College, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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#2

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at Tyler Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering-related technologies schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in engineering-related tech at Tyler Junior College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. OSU-OKC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

About 9% of the students majoring in engineering-related tech at the school are women while 91% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Tulsa Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering-related technologies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public school with a large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering-related tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santiago Canyon College is a great place for engineering-related technologies students working on their associate degree. SCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orange.

Of the 12 students majoring in engineering-related tech at SCC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

On average, engineering-related tech graduates from Penn College take out $14,865 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Engineering-Related Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology Report

#7

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering-related technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southwestern Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

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Spokane Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering-related tech at Spokane Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Engineering-Related Technologies at Spokane Community College Report

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering-related technologies programs. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
13 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
13 Gateway Community College New Haven, CT

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New England
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Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Engineering-Related Technologies is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Surveying Technology/Surveying 744
Hydraulics & Fluid Power Technology 178
Other Engineering-Related Technologies 47

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
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike1979 Russia.

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