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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$4,563 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 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

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Panola College the best value school in Texas for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $3,840 per year.

Panola College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list.

Full Engineering Technologies at Panola College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar Institute of Technology are $2,844 per year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Lamar Institute of Technology

#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,882 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

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#4

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Victoria College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Victoria College is a small public school located in the small 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.

Full Engineering Technologies at Victoria College Report

#5

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Amarillo College

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 college with a fairly large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Tyler Junior College Report

With a ranking of #8, Tarrant County College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarrant County College are $3,402 a year.

Full Engineering Technologies at Tarrant County College District Report

#9

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

With a ranking of #9, Laredo College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. 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.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Laredo College

#10

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System 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 #10 on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Harris Montgomery are $5,136 a year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Lone Star College System

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
Arizona 835
New Mexico 654
Oklahoma 1,185

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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