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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 2,537 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Engineering Technologies
Our 2023 rankings named Bellingham Technical College the best value school in Washington for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.
Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $4,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympic College landed the # 2 spot on the list. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.
OC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,472 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
OC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend International Air and Hospitality Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Request InformationBest Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Alaska | 112 |
Hawaii | 91 |
Oregon | 592 |
California | 4,871 |
Nevada | 286 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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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