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Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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In 2021-2022, 73 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering-related technologies students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering-related tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for engineering-related technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

Women make up 11% of the engineering-related tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for engineering-related technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Women make up 20% of the engineering-related tech majors at the school.

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Sandhills Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Pinehurst, SCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Western Piedmont Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering-related technologies programs. Located in the small city of Morganton, WPCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

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Explore all the Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 29
South Carolina 6
Arkansas 30
Florida 31
West Virginia 5
Louisiana 7
Alabama 8
Kentucky 21
Tennessee 3

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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