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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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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. 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.

The Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Lamar Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

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San Jacinto 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. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 835
Texas 7,691
New Mexico 654
Oklahoma 1,185

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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