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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$9,710 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for mining & petroleum tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mining & petroleum tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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

Fletcher Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,119 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at South Louisiana Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mining & petroleum technology schools in the United States. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mining & petroleum tech graduates from South Louisiana Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,700.

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#3

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,227 in tuition and fees each year.

BSC also claimed a spot on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

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#5

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Navarro College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Navarro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,368 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

With a ranking of #6, Stark State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mining & petroleum technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a large student population.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Pierpont Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,056 in tuition and fees each year.

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Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis and Clark Community College are $12,552 per year.

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#9

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mining & petroleum technology programs. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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West Virginia Northern Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mining & petroleum technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. WVNCC is a small public school located in the small city of Wheeling.

WVNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,362 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 11 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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