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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,793 a year.
CVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,731 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.
FVTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,722 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WCTC also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,965 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NWTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Ivy Tech Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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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 basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,558 in tuition and fees each year.
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Owens Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Owens State Community College are $10,022 a year.
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Cuyahoga Community College District 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 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Cuyahoga Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lorain County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $8,601 per year.
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies schools 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 |
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 25 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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