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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

With 84,036 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

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The Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Our analysis found Bismarck State College to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #7, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #8 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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Northeast 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
Minnesota 1,288
Iowa 942
South Dakota 231
North Dakota 443
Missouri 1,641
Nebraska 423

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 21 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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