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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #25 most popular major in the country with 6,205 degrees and certificates awarded 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 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for me tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named International Air and Hospitality Academy the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 5% of the me tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Port Hadlock, Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in me tech at the school are women while 70% are male.

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#3

National University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at National University Report

#4

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chaffey College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Skyline College

San Bruno, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Skyline College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Skyline College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of San Bruno.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering Technology at Skyline College

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 198
California 155
Oregon 9
Nevada 18

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 averages are for the top 5 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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