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Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$4,862 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 4,480 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Florida 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Engineering Technologies

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Our analysis found Valencia College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Florida. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valencia College are $2,474 per year.

Valencia College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Florida State College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. EFSC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Melbourne.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EFSC are $2,791 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seminole State are $3,131 per year.

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#4

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Business and Technology-Flagler. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, CBT College - Flagler is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CBT College - Flagler are $13,152 a year.

CBT College - Flagler also took the #2 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida rankings.

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#6

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Full Sail University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

Full Sail University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,307 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Florida Academy

Fort Myers, FL

Florida Academy landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Florida Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fort Myers.

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South Florida Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

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 8 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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