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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

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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.

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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Florida 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.

Check out the me tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Florida State College the most popular 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 fairly large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in me tech at EFSC, 74% are male and 26% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Eastern Florida State College Report

#2

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pensacola State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Seminole State College of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Seminole State is a large public school located in the city of Sanford.

About 5% of the students majoring in me tech at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#4

Florida Gateway College

Lake City, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida Gateway College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. FGC is a small public school located in the town of Lake City.

Women make up 25% of the me tech majors at the school.

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#5

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Broward College landed the # 5 spot on the list. BC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 40 students majoring in me tech at BC, 93% are male and 8% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Broward College Report

#6

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

Indian River State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Of the 11 students majoring in me tech at FSCJ, 82% are male and 18% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Florida State College at Jacksonville Report

College of Central Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. CF is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Ocala.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges 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

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

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 8 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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