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

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

In 2021-2022, 45 degrees and certificates were awarded to mining & petroleum technology students who went to a Texas 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Texas to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the mining & petroleum tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

#1

Western Texas College

Snyder, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Western Texas College the most popular school in Texas for mining & petroleum technology students working on their basic certificate. Western Texas College is a small public school located in the remote town of Snyder.

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#2

Coastal Bend College

Beeville, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Coastal Bend College is a great place for mining & petroleum technology students working on their basic certificate. CBC is a small public school located in the town of Beeville.

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#3

Palo Alto College

San Antonio, TX

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Palo Alto College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mining & petroleum technology schools in Texas. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Palo Alto College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in mining & petroleum tech at Palo Alto College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 0
Oklahoma 16

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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