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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 74 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

Our analysis found Pellissippi State Community College to be the most popular school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Knoxville.

Of the 134 students majoring in engineering tech at Pellissippi State Community College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Johns River State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. St. Johns River Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Palatka.

Of the 26 students majoring in engineering tech at St. Johns River Community College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Wallace State, Hanceville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Hanceville.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#4

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Wilkes Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering technology schools in the United States. Wilkes Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Wilkesboro.

Of the 31 students majoring in engineering tech at Wilkes Community College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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

About 12% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Clover Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

Of the 24 students majoring in engineering tech at CPTC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Bellingham Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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.

About 12% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Seminole State College of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in engineering tech at Seminole State, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 32% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#10

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

St Petersburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in engineering tech at SPC, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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#11

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in engineering tech at Palm Beach State College, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for General Engineering Technology students that almost earned our Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
12 Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL
12 Aims Community College Greeley, CO

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 25 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.

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