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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 254 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the most popular school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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#2

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pasadena City College is a great place for general engineering technology students. Pasadena City College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pellissippi State Community College is a great place for general engineering technology students. Pellissippi State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Knoxville.

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The excellent programs at Jefferson State Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in the United States. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. Wallace State, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Hanceville.

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Saint Johns River State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools list. St. Johns River Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Palatka.

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#7

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

With a ranking of #7, Wilkes Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students. Wilkes Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Wilkesboro.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, WA

Bellingham Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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With a ranking of #12, Chattanooga State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

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#13

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

With a ranking of #13, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#14

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

With a ranking of #14, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #15, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Miami University - Hamilton landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the large suburb of Hamilton.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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Clover Park Technical College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools list. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

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#19

Kent State University at Tuscarawas

New Philadelphia, OH

Kent State University at Tuscarawas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #19 on the list. Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a small public school located in the distant town of New Philadelphia.

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#20

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools ranking. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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Eastern Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #21 on the list. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

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#21

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

East Tennessee State University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools list. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

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#23

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #23 on the list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

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#27

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY
#28

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL
#30

Lake-Sumter State College

Leesburg, FL
#31

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL
#32

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#32

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
#35

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, 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 General Engineering Technology Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
39 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
40 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
40 Aims Community College Greeley, CO
42 Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL
42 Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA
44 Columbia State Community College Columbia, TN
45 Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
45 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
45 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
48 Rogers State University Claremore, OK
48 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
50 Mayland Community College Spruce Pine, NC

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 26 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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