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

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

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$60,852 Avg Salary
$25,830 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

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

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The excellent programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Art Center College of Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of La Puente, Hacienda La Puente Adult Education is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Eastern Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Great Basin College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

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California State University Maritime Academy landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering technology programs. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Port Hadlock, Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

National University

San Diego, CA

National University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering technology programs. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology schools 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 40 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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