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2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Louisiana

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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 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Basic Certificate Trade 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 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 analysis found Fletcher Technical Community College to be the most popular school for mining & petroleum technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Louisiana. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

About 8% of the students majoring in mining & petroleum tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Fletcher Technical Community College Report

Out of the 2 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

Women make up 25% of the mining & petroleum tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at South Louisiana Community College

Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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