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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
View our full ranking methodology.
2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Technologies Colleges.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools
Our analysis found Ocean Corporation to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Ocean Corporation is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #6, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of San Antonio, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #7 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
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Altierus Career College - Bissonnet came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit school 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 Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 835 |
Texas | 7,691 |
New Mexico | 654 |
Oklahoma | 1,185 |
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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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