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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.
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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 school with a small student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie is a great place for engineering technologies students. Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the 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 small private for-profit school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at Panola College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio 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 city of San Antonio, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
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Altierus Career College - Bissonnet landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Located in the large 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 colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.