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

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering technology was ranked #27 in the country. In fact 3,841 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Missouri the most popular school in the Plains States Region for general engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 87% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . MCC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 87
Missouri 95
Minnesota 30
South Dakota 3
Iowa 9
North Dakota 6

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

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.

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