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Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

33 Colleges
$8,051 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,591 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . NLTCC is a 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SOWELA Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small 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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#3

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Out of the 33 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baton Rouge Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. BRCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

BRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,221 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 undergraduate certificate. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

Fletcher Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,119 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Louisiana Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, South Louisiana Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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With a ranking of #6, Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 a year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Danville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Danville Community College are $10,728 per year.

Danville Community College also made our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #4.

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#8

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

Nunez Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Nunez Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Chalmette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nunez Community College are $4,255 a year.

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#9

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valencia College are $9,383 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Valencia College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#10

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, SC

With a ranking of #10, Greenville Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a large student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,202 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 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 25 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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