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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Washington

8 Colleges
$67,683 Avg Salary
$20,159 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 2,537 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Washington to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Washington

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

Top Washington Trade Schools in Engineering Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Perry Technical Institute the best school in Washington for engineering technologies students. Perry Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Yakima.

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The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Washington. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Washington list. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

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International Air and Hospitality Academy ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Spokane Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 112
Hawaii 91
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 8 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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