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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 analysis found Ocean Corporation to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Ocean Corporation is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Panola College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized 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

Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Victoria College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Victoria College is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.

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#6

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

With a ranking of #6, Tyler Junior College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

With a ranking of #7, Amarillo College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

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With a ranking of #8, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very 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 city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Austin Community College District ranked #10 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly 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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