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2023 Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 3,841 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering technology, making the major the #27 most popular in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best General Engineering Technology 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 10 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bellingham Technical College the best school in the United States for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

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#3

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valencia College is a great place for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Seminole State College of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general 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.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pellissippi State Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Knoxville.

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Eastern Florida State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate general engineering technology programs. EFSC is a large public school located in the city of Melbourne.

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Jefferson State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Wallace State, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Hanceville.

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Chattanooga State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate general engineering technology programs. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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General 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

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

Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering Technology 3,685
Applied Engineering Technologies 156

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 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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