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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.
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 fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellingham Technical College is a great place for general engineering technology students. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the city of Bellingham.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabrillo College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Glendale Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. GCC is a large public school located in the city of Glendale.
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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 small city of Livermore, Las Positas College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Bates Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.
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Explore the best general engineering technology schools 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).
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