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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in North Carolina

8 Colleges
$57,173 Avg Salary
$25,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology School for You

With 225 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, general engineering technology is the #23 most popular major in North Carolina.

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.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Colleges.

#1

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Wilkes Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for general engineering technology students. Located in the town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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#3

Mayland Community College

Spruce Pine, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mayland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Spruce Pine, Mayland Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wilson Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Wilson, WCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

The excellent programs at Johnston Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Davidson County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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McDowell Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Marion, McDowell Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 141
South Carolina 17
Arkansas 19
Florida 611
West Virginia 5
Louisiana 60
Virginia 98
Alabama 306
Kentucky 81
Tennessee 571
Mississippi 237

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 8 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.

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