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2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Mining & Petroleum Technology is the #46 most popular major in the country with 410 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Uintah Basin Technical College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mining & petroleum technology students working on their basic certificate. UBTech is a small public school located in the town of Roosevelt.

About 4% of the students majoring in mining & petroleum tech at the school are women while 96% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Pueblo Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mining & petroleum technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

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#3

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Aims Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mining & petroleum technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Wyoming Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. WWCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Rock Springs.

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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mining & petroleum technology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 14
Utah 71
Wyoming 1

Mining & Petroleum Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mining & Petroleum Tech Concentrations

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

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 4 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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