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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in Washington

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in Washington

12 Colleges
$50,629 Avg Salary
$14,895 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology School for You

With 198 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mechanical engineering technology is the #21 most popular major in Washington.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Washington.

Our 2023 rankings named International Air and Hospitality Academy the most popular school in Washington for mechanical engineering technology students. Located in the city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit 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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in Washington 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.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bates Technical College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students. Bates Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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#6

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA

Wenatchee Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public college with a small student population.

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Western Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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#8

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in Washington ranking. LCC is a small public school located in the city of Longview.

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Spokane Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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#10

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Green River College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in Washington ranking. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 12 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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