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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$7,958 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

With 78 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mechanical engineering technology is the #13 most popular major in Idaho.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

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

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School

#1

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Our analysis found Idaho State University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Idaho. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ISU are $7,958 per year.

ISU also took the #2 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Idaho rankings.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Idaho State University Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 95
Utah 74
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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