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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota

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In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 1,288 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Minnesota 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.

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

Our analysis found Pine Technical & Community College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in Minnesota. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Pine City.

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#2

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in engineering tech at Normandale Community College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State College Southeast is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Crookston is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online basic certificate. UMN Crookston is a small public school located in the distant town of Crookston.

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#6

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 19% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#7

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

With a ranking of #7, Lake Superior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online basic certificate. LSC is a small public school located in the city of Duluth.

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Northwest Technical 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Bemidji, NTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the remote town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the remote town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
Iowa 942
South Dakota 231
North Dakota 443
Missouri 1,641
Nebraska 423

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 14 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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