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Best Other Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Other Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges
$59,828 Avg Salary
$18,350 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technology (Other) School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technology (other) was ranked #37 in the country. In fact 1,907 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Other Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technology (Other) Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Technology (Other) Colleges.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technology (Other) Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Cuyahoga Community College District the best school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technology (other) students. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Other Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Other Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

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The excellent programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technology (other) schools in the Great Lakes Region . Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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The excellent programs at Macomb Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technology (other) schools in the Great Lakes Region . Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the city of Warren.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Other Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technology (other) students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Firelands ranked #8 on this year’s Best Other Engineering Technology Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Huron, BGSU-Firelands is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH

With a ranking of #9, Shawnee State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technology (other) students. Located in the fringe town of Portsmouth, Shawnee State University is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Northwestern Michigan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technology (other) students. It came in at #10 on the list. NMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Traverse City.

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Best Engineering Technology (Other) Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technology (other) schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 100
Ohio 156
Illinois 6

Engineering Technology (Other) is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Other Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields 1,907

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 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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