Find Trade Colleges

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

5 Colleges

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

With 225 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, general engineering technology is the #23 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the engineering tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#1

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Wilkes Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Wilkes Community College

#2

Mayland Community College

Spruce Pine, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mayland Community College is a great place for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Spruce Pine, Mayland Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering tech at Mayland Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Mayland Community College

#3

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Johnston Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering technology schools in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 35% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full General Engineering Technology at Johnston Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilson Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the fringe town of Wilson, WCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Engineering Technology at Wilson Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davidson County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

Read More…

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
Florida 611
West Virginia 5
Louisiana 60
Virginia 98
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 5 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.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.