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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$33,591 Avg Salary
$10,919 Avg Student Debt

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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State College Southeast the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

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#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our analysis found Central Community College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in engineering tech at Central Community College, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Kirkwood Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Plains States Region . Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

Women make up 18% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ridgewater College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in engineering tech at Ridgewater College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at State Fair Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Plains States Region . State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sedalia.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Iowa Community College District is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 18% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#7

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

With a ranking of #7, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#7

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

With a ranking of #7, Bismarck State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 8% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public college with a small student population.

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Riverland Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Riverland Community College is a small public school located in the town of Austin.

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Explore the most popular online engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
Minnesota 1,288
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 12 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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