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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You
Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #25 most popular major in the country with 6,205 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for me tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the me tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found National University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.
National University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at National University
Out of the 2 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, International Air and Hospitality Academy landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at International Air and Hospitality Academy Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 198 |
California | 155 |
Oregon | 9 |
Nevada | 18 |
Majors Related to ME Tech
Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
ME Tech Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology | 3,490 |
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology | 1,074 |
Automotive Engineering Technology | 1,062 |
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other | 473 |
Marine Engineering Technology | 106 |
Majors Similar to ME 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 2 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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