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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

30 Colleges
$61,753 Avg Salary
$25,549 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Perry Technical Institute is a great place for engineering technologies students. Perry Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Yakima.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University Maritime Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Institute of Arts & Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #9 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, WA

With a ranking of #10, Bellingham Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools 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 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 25 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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