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

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

15 Colleges
$61,753 Avg Salary
$25,549 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online 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 .

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Arts & Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, California Institute of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great place for engineering technologies students pursuing an online degree. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Bernardino Valley College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies 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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Great Basin College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

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Lane Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

National University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #8, National University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#9

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

Rogue Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

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#10

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

College of San Mateo landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.

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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 15 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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