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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 84,036 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 124 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the engineering tech undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Northeast Technical Institute

Scarborough, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Technical Institute the best school in the United States for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northeast Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Scarborough.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Perry Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Perry Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Yakima.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the United States. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 124 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Union landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - Union is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Union.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie ranked #8 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

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With a ranking of #9, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

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#10

Danville Community College

Danville, VA

Danville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Danville.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Denver came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Lincoln Tech - Denver is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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With a ranking of #13, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor ranked #14 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of East Windsor, Lincoln Tech - East Windsor is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

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University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #16 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

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Altierus Career College - Tampa landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Tampa, Altierus Career College - Tampa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#18

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Bismarck State College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO
20 Ayers Career College Shreveport, LA
21 Wichita Technical Institute Wichita, KS
22 Olympic College Bremerton, WA
23 Valencia College Orlando, FL
24 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN

Engineering Technologies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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.

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