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

17 Colleges
$46,260 Avg Salary
$16,800 Avg Student Debt

With 77,516 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, 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 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

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

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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 fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

Of the 150 students majoring in engineering tech at ECPI University, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#3

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Out of the 17 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Holmes Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 6% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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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 midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in engineering tech at UA Little Rock, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Seminole State College of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

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Tidewater Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#8

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in engineering tech at South College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Central Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 city of Elizabethtown.

About 26% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 74% are male.

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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

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,819
Environmental Control Technology 8,601
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5,909
General Engineering Technology 4,421
Construction Engineering Technology 4,066
Computer Engineering Technology 3,416
Quality Control Technology 3,088
Engineering-Related Fields 1,898
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,480
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,251
Civil Engineering Technology 1,182
Energy Systems Technologies 1,161
Engineering-Related Technologies 974
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 16

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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