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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

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$41,217 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 141 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering technology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

Our analysis found McHenry County College to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the rural area of Crystal Lake, MCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakton Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in me tech at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 302
Indiana 516
Wisconsin 29
Ohio 683

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 2 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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