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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$21,510 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering technology was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 6,205 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for me tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mechanical Engineering

Our analysis found Weber State University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $17,084 per year.

WSU also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Weber State University

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,936 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Idaho State University

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 95
Utah 74
Idaho 78
Montana 43

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, mechanical engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

ME Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
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

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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