2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You
With 84,036 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.
The Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the engineering tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . NLTCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Minden.
NLTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,109 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at SOWELA Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SOWELA are $4,325 a year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $6,015 per year.
Columbia Southern University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fletcher Technical Community College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $4,119 per year.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Northwestern Technical College also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Piedmont Technical 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 #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,593 in tuition and fees each year.
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South Louisiana Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate engineering technologies programs. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.
South Louisiana Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,205 in tuition and fees each year.
Danville 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 #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Danville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,728 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Danville Community College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Valencia College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.
Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,383 in tuition and fees each year.
Valencia College 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 Southeast Region list.
With a ranking of #10, Spartanburg Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spartanburg Community College are $9,822 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Spartanburg Community College also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
Florida | 4,480 |
Virginia | 2,041 |
Arkansas | 767 |
Engineering Technologies Related Majors for 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 26 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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