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Most Popular General Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular General Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.

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

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

Our analysis found Cabrillo College to be the most popular school for general engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Cabrillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Aptos.

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#1

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Ana College the most popular school in California for general engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.

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#3

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

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

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#3

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Los Angeles College is a great place for general engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chaffey College is a great place for general engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#3

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sierra College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Sierra College is a large public school located in the suburb of Rocklin.

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#7

American River College

Sacramento, CA

American River College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. American River is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

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#7

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate general engineering technology programs. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

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#7

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Ventura College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Ventura College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Ventura.

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#7

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

Antelope Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

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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 10 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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