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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You
Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 7,691 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Texas 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 Texas
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Panola College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.
Panola College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Panola College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list.
Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar Institute of Technology are $2,844 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $3,882 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lee College also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Victoria College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.
Victoria College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Victoria College also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $3,168 per year.
With a ranking of #6, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $3,240 per year.
Full Engineering Technologies at San Jacinto Community College Report
Tyler Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 per year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Tyler Junior College
Tarrant County College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Tarrant County College District
Laredo College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Laredo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $4,500 per year.
Lone Star College System came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $5,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Full Engineering Technologies at Lone Star College System Report
Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 835 |
New Mexico | 654 |
Oklahoma | 1,185 |
Majors Related to 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 17 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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