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2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in me tech at the school are women while 90% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Wake Technical Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Women make up 33% of the me tech majors at the school.

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

Explore the most popular online mechanical engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 67
South Carolina 46
Arkansas 36
North Carolina 406
Florida 297
West Virginia 122
Louisiana 80
Virginia 214
Alabama 70
Tennessee 26
Mississippi 0

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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