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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region .

#1

Rogers State University

Claremore, OK

Our analysis found Rogers State University to be the most popular school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the fringe town of Claremore, RSU is a public school with a small student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full General Engineering Technology at Rogers State University Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

Full General Engineering Technology at Santa Fe Community College Report

#2

Lee College

Baytown, TX

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Lee College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baytown.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 0
Texas 91
Oklahoma 70
New Mexico 59

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 4 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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