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Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate 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.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which undergraduate 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.

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

Our analysis found Fletcher Technical Community College to be the most popular school for mining & petroleum technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Northern Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Louisiana Community College is a great place for mining & petroleum technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 29% of the mining & petroleum tech majors at the school.

On average, mining & petroleum tech graduates from South Louisiana Community College take out $6,700 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at South Louisiana Community College Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

About 20% of the students majoring in mining & petroleum tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Pierpont Community and Technical College Report

Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 33
Louisiana 119
Virginia 1
Kentucky 0
Mississippi 19

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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