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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 4,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California 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 California

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top California Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Engineering Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named California Institute of Arts & Technology the best school in California for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, California Institute of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

National University

San Diego, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in California. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#3

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Antelope Valley College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Antelope Valley College is a large public school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 112
Hawaii 91
Washington 2,537
Oregon 592
Nevada 286

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
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 4 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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