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Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology School for You

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

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

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

#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 degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Pleasant Gap, CPI is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is a great place for mining & petroleum technology students. Pitt Bradford is a small public school located in the remote town of Bradford.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Butler County Community College is a great place for mining & petroleum technology students. Located in the fringe town of Butler, BC3 is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mining & petroleum technology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 22

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

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 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.

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