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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top Far Western US Region Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Engineering Technologies
Our analysis found California Institute of Arts & Technology to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, California Institute of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellingham Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a large student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Olympic College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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International Air and Hospitality Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
National University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate engineering technologies programs. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Antelope Valley College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Antelope Valley College is a large public school located in the suburb of Lancaster.
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Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Alaska | 112 |
Hawaii | 91 |
Washington | 2,537 |
Oregon | 592 |
California | 4,871 |
Nevada | 286 |
Engineering Technologies Related Rankings by Major
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Engineering-Related Fields | 6,553 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology | 6,205 |
Construction Engineering Technology | 4,299 |
General Engineering Technology | 3,841 |
Quality Control Technology | 3,720 |
Computer Engineering Technology | 3,509 |
Engineering Technology (Other) | 1,907 |
Energy Systems Technologies | 1,277 |
Architectural Engineering Technology | 1,239 |
Civil Engineering Technology | 1,155 |
Engineering-Related Technologies | 969 |
Mining & Petroleum Technology | 410 |
Nuclear Engineering Technology | 235 |
Nanotechnology | 104 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.
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