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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Virginia to see which basic certificate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Virginia Community College the most popular school in Virginia for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

About 36% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Virginia Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the city of Lynchburg.

About 38% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 63% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rappahannock Community College is a great place for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Glenns.

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#4

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Germanna Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Germanna Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New River Community College is a great place for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the fringe town of Dublin, NRCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in engineering tech at NRCC, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#5

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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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 6 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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