2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best General Engineering Technology 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Pasadena City College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general engineering technology students. Pasadena City College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.
The excellent programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrillo College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #6, Glendale Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students. GCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Glendale.
Las Positas College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Livermore, Las Positas College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Bates Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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Edmonds Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Edmonds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lynnwood.
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Cerritos College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.
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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best general engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 222 |
California | 316 |
Oregon | 4 |
General Engineering Technology Related Majors
General Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Engineering Tech Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Engineering Technology | 3,685 |
Applied Engineering Technologies | 156 |
Majors Similar to Engineering Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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