2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies 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 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 19 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in California
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
Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for engineering technologies students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent programs at California State University Maritime Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public school with a fairly small student population.
Full Engineering Technologies at California State University Maritime Academy Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Institute of Arts & Technology is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the large city of San Diego, California Institute of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at California Institute of Arts & Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at California State University - Northridge
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
With a ranking of #8, California State University - Chico did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Chico State is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chico.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at California State University - Chico
National University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California ranking. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
California State University - Fresno came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.
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 |
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Alaska | 112 |
Hawaii | 91 |
Washington | 2,537 |
Oregon | 592 |
Nevada | 286 |
Engineering Technologies Related Rankings by Major
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 19 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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