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Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

The Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges.

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Our analysis found Bismarck State College to be the most popular school for mining & petroleum technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seward County Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Liberal, SCCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Williston State College

Williston, ND

The excellent programs at Williston State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mining & petroleum technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Williston, Williston State College is a public school with a fairly 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 12
North Dakota 25

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 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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