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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the best value school in the Southwest Region for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lee College is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering tech in the Southwest Region .
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Navarro College is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Navarro College are $6,368 per year.
San Juan College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SJC are $4,882 a year.
Laredo College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Laredo College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Laredo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $5,748 per year.
Lone Star College System 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. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,456 per year.
Full Engineering Technologies at Lone Star College System Report
Houston Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.
Full Engineering Technologies at Houston Community College Report
Altierus Career College - Bissonnet landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet are $15,230 per year.
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 835 |
| Texas | 7,691 |
| New Mexico | 654 |
| Oklahoma | 1,185 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
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 28 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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