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2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$12,086 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for engineering 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 General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bellingham Technical College the best value 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 small city of Bellingham.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $5,357 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Valencia College are $9,383 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Valencia College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a large student population.

Seminole State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Missouri is a great value for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $17,450 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCM is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

Full General Engineering Technology at University of Central Missouri Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jefferson State Community College is a great value for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jeff State are $8,910 a year.

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Eastern Florida State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. EFSC is a large public school located in the small city of Melbourne.

EFSC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,976 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Engineering Technology at Eastern Florida State College Report

Wallace State Community College, Hanceville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Wallace State, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Hanceville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wallace State, Hanceville are $8,670 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Pellissippi State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pellissippi State Community College are $17,272 a year.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $14,140 per year.

Full General Engineering Technology at Naugatuck Valley Community College Report

Chattanooga State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chattanooga State Community College are $17,246 a year.

Full General Engineering Technology at Chattanooga State Community College Report

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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