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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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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 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

Our analysis found Seminole State College of Florida to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattahoochee Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

About 31% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 69% are male.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at West Kentucky Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in engineering tech at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#4

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia Southern University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online basic certificate. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

Of the 31 students majoring in engineering tech at Columbia Southern University, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elizabethtown.

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

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#6

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 149 students majoring in engineering tech at Wake Technical Community College, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Albany Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 50% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#9

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

Germanna Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Locust Grove, Germanna Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 37% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Georgia Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 67% 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

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 23 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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