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

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest 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.

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.

The Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online basic certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. OSU-OKC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

Of the 8 students majoring in engineering tech at OSU-OKC, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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#2

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rio Salado College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mesa Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 73% are male.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Cochise County Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

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#3

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Texas College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online basic certificate. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Killeen.

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 835
Texas 7,691
New Mexico 654
Oklahoma 1,185

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 5 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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