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Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges
$53,687 Avg Salary
$19,625 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 22 degrees and certificates were awarded to mining & petroleum technology students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #39 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mining & Petroleum Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mining & petroleum tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

Our analysis found Lackawanna College to be the most popular school for mining & petroleum technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 5% of the mining & petroleum tech majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, mining & petroleum tech majors at Lackawanna College accumulate an average of around $13,737 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. CPI is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Pleasant Gap.

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Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bradford, Pitt Bradford is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded

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 3 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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