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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

With 77,516 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 130 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 New York City College of Technology the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#2

Excelsior University

Albany, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Excelsior University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pittsburgh Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in engineering tech at Pittsburgh Technical College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Troy.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. QCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bayside.

Of the 82 students majoring in engineering tech at QCC, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 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 West Mifflin, PIA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 78 students majoring in engineering tech at PIA, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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Onondaga Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Syracuse.

Of the 70 students majoring in engineering tech at OCC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#8

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Pennsylvania College of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in engineering tech at Delaware Tech, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Thomas Edison State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in engineering tech at TESU, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#12

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Erie 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 #12 on the list. Erie Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

Of the 60 students majoring in engineering tech at Erie Community College, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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Anne Arundel 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 #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in engineering tech at AACC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 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 #14 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 96% are male.

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#15

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Montgomery College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in engineering tech at Montgomery College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#16

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

With a ranking of #16, County College of Morris 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 Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

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#17

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

Alfred State College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Alfred State is a small public school located in the town of Alfred.

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

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With a ranking of #17, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#19

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY

SUNY Delhi came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Delhi, SUNY Delhi is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
20 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA
21 Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ
22 Island Drafting and Technical Institute Amityville, NY
23 Middlesex County College Edison, NJ
23 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY
25 Essex County College Newark, NJ
26 University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,136
Maryland 458
Delaware 106
Pennsylvania 1,913
New York 3,694
District of Columbia 38

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,819
Environmental Control Technology 8,601
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5,909
General Engineering Technology 4,421
Construction Engineering Technology 4,066
Computer Engineering Technology 3,416
Quality Control Technology 3,088
Engineering-Related Fields 1,898
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,480
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,251
Civil Engineering Technology 1,182
Energy Systems Technologies 1,161
Engineering-Related Technologies 974
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 16

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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