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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$33,591 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Cincinnati State Technical and Community College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

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Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Godfrey.

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Macomb Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,683
Michigan 2,800
Wisconsin 1,491
Ohio 4,134
Illinois 2,110

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 14 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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