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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 119 degrees and certificates were awarded to mining & petroleum technology students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana 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.
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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.
Best Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $4,119 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fletcher Technical Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for mining & petroleum tech in Louisiana.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Louisiana Community College is a great value for mining & petroleum technology students working on their basic certificate. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.
South Louisiana Community College also made our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #3.
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Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 33 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Kentucky | 0 |
| Mississippi | 19 |
Majors Related to Mining & Petroleum Tech
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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Jeffrey Beall.
More about our data sources and methodologies.