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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online engineering tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

Our analysis found San Bernardino Valley College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 10% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Our analysis found California Institute of Arts & Technology to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, California Institute of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 94 students majoring in engineering tech at California Institute of Arts & Technology, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#3

National University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online basic certificate. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#4

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rogue Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

Women make up 27% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#5

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of San Mateo landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.

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#6

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

Umpqua Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

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University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 112
Hawaii 91
Washington 2,537
Oregon 592
California 4,871
Nevada 286

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 8 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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