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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology School for You

In 2021-2022, 165 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering technology students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New Jersey 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.

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

#1

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named County College of Morris the most popular school in New Jersey for mechanical engineering technology students. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Randolph.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

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#3

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Camden County College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Middlesex County College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering technology schools in New Jersey. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

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#6

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Essex County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students. Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

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Mercer County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.

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Sussex County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the town of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Raritan Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Union County Vocational Technical School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Scotch Plains, Union County Vocational Technical School is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 711
Pennsylvania 352
Maryland 2
Delaware 11
District of Columbia 1

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 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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