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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$5,218 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 Tennessee. With 1,594 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

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

Our analysis found Motlow State Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Motlow is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Tullahoma.

Motlow undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Motlow did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Engineering Technologies at Motlow State Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pellissippi State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pellissippi State Community College are $4,456 per year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Pellissippi State Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chattanooga State Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chattanooga State Community College are $4,430 a year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Chattanooga State Community College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Middle Tennessee State University also made our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.

Full Engineering Technologies at Middle Tennessee State University Report

The excellent basic certificate programs at Nashville State Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Nashville State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Cleveland State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Cleveland State Community College is a small public school located in the city of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cleveland State Community College are $4,400 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Cleveland State Community College Report

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
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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