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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$46,909 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Utah Valley University Report

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Out of the 41 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in engineering tech at ISU, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The in-demand associate degree programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

Of the 26 students majoring in engineering tech at FRCC, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at College of Western Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#5

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Out of the 41 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 24% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 4% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Salt Lake Community College Report

#7

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

With a ranking of #7, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Twin Falls.

Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at Weber State University Report

#9

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

With a ranking of #9, Arapahoe Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Littleton.

Of the 10 students majoring in engineering tech at Arapahoe Community College, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Arapahoe Community College Report

Montana State University - Billings ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Billings.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at Montana State University - Billings Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 60
Colorado 1,326
Utah 729
Montana 160
Idaho 551

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 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.

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