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Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Schools

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,989 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 410 people earned a degree or certificate in mining & petroleum technology, making the major the #46 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for mining & petroleum tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mining & Petroleum Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Fletcher Technical Community College the best value school in the United States for mining & petroleum technology students working on their basic certificate. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $4,119 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lafayette.

South Louisiana Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,205 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,644 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great value for mining & petroleum technology students working on their basic certificate. UAA is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

UAA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,635 in tuition and fees each year.

UAA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

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#5

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lackawanna College is a great value for mining & petroleum technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lackawanna College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,340 in tuition and fees each year.

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Mining & Petroleum Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, mining & petroleum technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mining & Petroleum Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Petroleum Technology/Technician 392
Mining Technology/Technician 15
Other Mining & Petroleum Technologies 3

Majors Similar to Mining & Petroleum 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 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jeffrey Beall.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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