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Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,162 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Mining & Petroleum Technology

Our analysis found Fletcher Technical Community College to be the best value school for mining & petroleum technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. 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 in-state tuition and fees each 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 #3 for overall quality for mining & petroleum tech in Louisiana.

Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at Fletcher Technical Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Louisiana Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate 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.

South Louisiana Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana list.

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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

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.

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