2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 155 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering technology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School

#1

National University

San Diego, CA

#1 in Quality in California

$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found National University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

National University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

National University also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California rankings.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).

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