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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic 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.
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.
The Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Engineering Technologies
Our analysis found Bellingham Technical College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $5,357 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Portland Community College are $9,670 a year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Olympic College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $9,740 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Antelope Valley College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Antelope Valley College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Antelope Valley College are $7,724 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Arts & Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, California Institute of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at California Institute of Arts & Technology are $15,390 per year.
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Los Angeles Trade Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,870 in tuition and fees each year.
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National University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, National University is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering tech in the Far Western US Region .
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University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAA are $21,635 per year.
UAA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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International Air and Hospitality Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 112 |
| Hawaii | 91 |
| Washington | 2,537 |
| Oregon | 592 |
| California | 4,871 |
| Nevada | 286 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
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 9 schools only.
- 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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