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

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

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Hacienda La Puente Adult Education to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of La Puente, Hacienda La Puente Adult Education is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Shasta College

Redding, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shasta College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Shasta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Redding.

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Merced College

Merced, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Merced College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Delta College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Delta is a public college with a large student population.

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Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Sacramento City College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barstow Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Barstow, Barstow Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jose City College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Jose City College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of San Jose.

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Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Solano Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Solano College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Sequoias landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Santiago Canyon College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . SCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Orange.

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Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Long Beach City College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at College of Southern Nevada helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a very large student population.

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Hartnell College

Salinas, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Hartnell College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Salinas, Hartnell College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Los Medanos College

Pittsburg, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Los Medanos College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Pittsburg, Los Medanos is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

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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 16 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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