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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in West Virginia

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,360 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering technology was ranked 9th in West Virginia. In fact, 122 were awarded in the state 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.

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 West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

Check out the me tech basic certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at American Military University are $7,360 a year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at American Public University System

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 46
Georgia 67
Arkansas 36
Florida 297
North Carolina 406
Louisiana 80
Virginia 214
Alabama 70
Tennessee 26
Mississippi 0

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

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 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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