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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

With 98 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, general engineering technology is the #27 most popular major in Virginia.

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 General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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 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 associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Lord Fairfax Community College the most popular school in Virginia for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Lord Fairfax Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Middletown.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Patrick Henry Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering technology schools in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 83% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rappahannock Community College is a great place for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Glenns.

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Danville Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general engineering technology programs. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Danville.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Virginia Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 33% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Roanoke.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 141
South Carolina 17
Arkansas 19
North Carolina 225
Florida 611
West Virginia 5
Louisiana 60
Alabama 306
Kentucky 81
Tennessee 571
Mississippi 237

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, general engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Tech Concentrations

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 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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