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Most Popular General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

General Engineering Technology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 3,841 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pasadena City College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

About 22% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

About 14% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#3

Las Positas College

Livermore, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Las Positas College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Livermore, Las Positas College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#5

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympic College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

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Columbia Basin College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CBC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Pasco.

Women make up 40% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Mt. Hood Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general engineering technology programs. MHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gresham.

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#7

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

City College of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#9

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Merced College

Merced, CA

Merced College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Merced Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Merced.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Merced College

Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 222
California 316
Oregon 4

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

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

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 32 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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