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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 84,036 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,024 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas State Technical College the most popular school in the United States for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 12% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#3

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. City Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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

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#5

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Olympic College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the United States. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.

Women make up 20% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#7

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Bismarck State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

Women make up 10% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#8

Excelsior University

Albany, NY

With a ranking of #8, Excelsior University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Excelsior University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 12% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Columbus State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 189 students majoring in engineering tech at Columbus State, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#11

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 16% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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River Parishes Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Gonzales, River Parishes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#14

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, LA

With a ranking of #14, ITI Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge, ITI Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 83% are male.

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With a ranking of #15, SOWELA Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

About 16% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 84% are male.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 175 students majoring in engineering tech at Cincinnati State, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#17

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 141 students majoring in engineering tech at ECPI University, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#18

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, SC

With a ranking of #18, Greenville Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. GTC is a large public school located in the city of Greenville.

About 16% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 84% are male.

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John C Calhoun State Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 10% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#20

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Ranken Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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

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#21

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

With a ranking of #21, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#22

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 146 students majoring in engineering tech at Lee College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#23

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

About 13% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 87% are male.

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Lamar Institute of Technology came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in engineering tech at Lamar Institute of Technology, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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With a ranking of #25, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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

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#31

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
#32

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS
#37

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX
#39

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC
#41

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI
#41

Universidad del Turabo

Gurabo, PR
#45

Great Basin College

Elko, NV
#50

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI
#50

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1024 different United States engineering technologies schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
52 Western Technical College El Paso, TX
53 Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin, PA
54 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
55 North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND
55 Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH
57 Valencia College Orlando, FL
58 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
58 San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA
58 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
61 Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH
62 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
62 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
64 Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY
65 University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH
65 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
65 Monroe Community College Rochester, NY
68 San Juan College Farmington, NM
68 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
68 Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN
68 Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA
68 Grantham University LIttle Rock, AR
73 Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Dover, DE
73 Portland Community College Portland, OR
73 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
76 Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN
76 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
76 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
79 Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
79 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
81 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
81 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
83 Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ
84 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
85 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
85 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
85 Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL
88 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA
88 NHTI-Concord’s Community College Concord, NH
88 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
91 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD
92 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
92 Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX
92 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD
92 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
96 Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL
97 Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL
97 Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
97 School Removed
97 Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC
97 Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI
102 Montgomery College Rockville, MD
102 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS
102 Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama Guayama, PR
102 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
106 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
106 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
106 Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA
106 Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX
110 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
111 Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
111 DeVry University - Illinois Naperville, IL
111 University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR
111 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
111 James A Rhodes State College Lima, OH
111 County College of Morris Randolph, NJ
117 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA
117 Zane State College Zanesville, OH
117 Alfred State College Alfred, NY
117 Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI
121 SUNY Delhi Delhi, NY
122 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK
122 Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD
122 University of Puerto Rico - Carolina Carolina, PR
125 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA
125 Northwest State Community College Archbold, OH
125 Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA
125 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
129 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
130 Motlow State Community College Tullahoma, TN
130 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
130 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
130 National University College Bayamon, PR
130 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
130 Terra State Community College Fremont, OH
130 Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV
130 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC
130 Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK
130 Schoolcraft College Livonia, MI
140 J-Tech Institute Jacksonville, FL
140 Mott Community College Flint, MI
140 Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA
140 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
144 Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati Manati, PR
144 Victoria College Victoria, TX
146 Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Hanceville, AL
146 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
146 Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ
149 South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA
149 Vermont Technical College Randolph, VT
149 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
149 Clark College Vancouver, WA
149 York Technical College Rock Hill, SC
149 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
149 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
156 Island Drafting and Technical Institute Amityville, NY
156 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
158 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA
158 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
158 Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL
158 Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, PR
158 Three Rivers Community College Norwich, CT
158 BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV
164 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
164 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
164 Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA
164 St Clair County Community College Port Huron, MI
164 Ventura College Ventura, CA
169 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS
169 South Central College North Mankato, MN
169 Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME
169 Waldorf University Forest City, IA
169 Roane State Community College Harriman, TN
169 Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI
169 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR
169 Cleveland State Community College Cleveland, TN
169 Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC
169 Naugatuck Valley Community College Waterbury, CT
169 Edison State Community College Piqua, OH
169 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
181 Thomas Nelson Community College Hampton, VA
181 Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA
181 North Central State College Mansfield, OH
181 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
181 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY
181 Middlesex County College Edison, NJ
187 Holmes Community College Goodman, MS
187 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
187 Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE
187 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
187 Essex County College Newark, NJ
187 Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN
187 Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC
187 Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR
187 Lake Superior College Duluth, MN
187 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
197 University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC
197 Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg, SC
197 Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA
197 Citrus College Glendora, CA
197 Solano Community College Fairfield, CA
197 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
197 South Texas College McAllen, TX
197 Gaston College Dallas, NC
197 Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH
197 Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR

Engineering Technologies by Region

View the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 26 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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