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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$8,332 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked 5th in Kentucky. In fact, 2,064 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kentucky 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Our analysis found Madisonville Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Kentucky. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Madisonville Community College are $4,560 a year.

Madisonville Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list.

Full Engineering Technologies at Madisonville Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $9,844 per year.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NKU are $10,592 per year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Northern Kentucky University Report

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

WKU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,112 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Western Kentucky University Report

#5

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sullivan University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Sullivan University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Sullivan University

Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
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 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 5 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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