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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology School for You

With 98 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, general engineering technology is the #27 most popular major in Virginia.

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The Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Virginia 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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Our 2023 rankings named Northern Virginia Community College the most popular school in Virginia for general engineering technology students. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Virginia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in Virginia list. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Lord Fairfax Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lord Fairfax Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Middletown.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Patrick Henry Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Rappahannock Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Glenns.

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Reynolds Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

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Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

With a ranking of #7, Germanna Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students. Germanna Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

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Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Blue Ridge Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

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Tidewater Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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New River Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering technology programs. Located in the town of Dublin, NRCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 17
Georgia 141
Arkansas 19
North Carolina 225
Florida 611
West Virginia 5
Louisiana 60
Tennessee 571
Alabama 306
Kentucky 81
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 12 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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