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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Florida

18 Colleges
$43,701 Avg Salary
$18,607 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 4,480 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Florida

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools

#1

Florida Academy

Fort Myers, FL

Our analysis found Florida Academy to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Florida Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fort Myers.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Altierus Career College - Tampa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Altierus Career College - Tampa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Florida list. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

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College of Business and Technology-Flagler 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 suburb of Miami, CBT College - Flagler is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#7

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Florida International University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Florida list. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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Eastern Florida State College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Florida list. EFSC is a large public school located in the city of Melbourne.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

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 18 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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