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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 3,691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 Central Piedmont Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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

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Out of the 54 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 66% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Guilford Technical Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sylva.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. A-B Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Asheville.

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

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#6

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

With a ranking of #6, Gaston College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 97% are male.

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Western Piedmont Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. WPCC is a small public school located in the small city of Morganton.

Women make up 23% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Central Carolina Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in engineering tech at Central Carolina Community College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#9

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, CFCC is a public school with a large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Fayetteville Technical 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. FTCC is a large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Florida 4,480
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

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.

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