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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Ocean Corporation

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Ocean Corporation the best school in the Southwest Region for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Houston, Ocean Corporation is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Panola College

Carthage, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Panola College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lee College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamar Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at Victoria College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Victoria College is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.

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#6

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

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San Jacinto Community College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #9, St Philip’s College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Austin Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 835
Texas 7,691
New Mexico 654
Oklahoma 1,185

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 17 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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