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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the New England 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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England 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.
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 New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Engineering Technologies
Our analysis found Springfield Technical Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, STCC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Maine Technical College are $6,640 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bristol are $10,224 a year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Wentworth Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
WIT undergraduate students pay an average of $38,760 in tuition and fees each year.
WIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $14,140 a year.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $34,550 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMass Lowell also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 227 |
| Connecticut | 676 |
| Maine | 273 |
| Rhode Island | 181 |
| Massachusetts | 569 |
| Vermont | 80 |
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 6 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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