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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology School for You

In 2021-2022, 316 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering technology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pasadena City College the most popular school in California for general engineering technology students. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabrillo College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in California list. Cabrillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Aptos.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Glendale, GCC is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Las Positas College

Livermore, CA

The excellent programs at Las Positas College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in California. Las Positas College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Livermore.

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#5

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in California ranking. SAC is a very large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.

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#7

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

Moorpark College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorpark, Moorpark College is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

City College of San Francisco came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public college with a large student population.

Full General Engineering Technology at City College of San Francisco Report

#9

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

With a ranking of #9, Chaffey College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public college with a large student population.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Engineering Technology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

Best General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 222
Oregon 4

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 32 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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