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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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$46,909 Avg Salary
$14,794 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#2

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

Of the 141 students majoring in engineering tech at ECPI University, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#3

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Nicholls State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

Of the 40 students majoring in engineering tech at Nicholls State University, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 90% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 4% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Seminole State College of Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 26% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Tidewater Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 22% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#8

South College

Knoxville, TN

With a ranking of #8, South College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Central Georgia Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

Of the 31 students majoring in engineering tech at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Explore the most popular online engineering technologies schools 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 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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