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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You
Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #26 most popular major in Florida with 297 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Florida 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Florida
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for me tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mechanical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Florida State College the best value school in Florida for mechanical engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Melbourne, EFSC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EFSC are $2,791 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seminole State College of Florida is a great value for mechanical engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Sanford.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Seminole State are $3,131 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indian River State College are $2,764 a year.
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 67 |
| South Carolina | 46 |
| Arkansas | 36 |
| North Carolina | 406 |
| West Virginia | 122 |
| Louisiana | 80 |
| Virginia | 214 |
| Alabama | 70 |
| Tennessee | 26 |
| Mississippi | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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.