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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas

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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 Texas. With 7,691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 54 schools in Texas 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 analysis found Texas State Technical College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 196 students majoring in engineering tech at San Jacinto College, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 22% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 21% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#5

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Out of the 54 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

With a ranking of #7, Lone Star College System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

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

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Austin Community College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 22% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Western 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 city of El Paso, Western Technical College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in engineering tech at Western Technical College, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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Tarrant County College District 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. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Of the 54 students majoring in engineering tech at Tarrant County College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 835
New Mexico 654
Oklahoma 1,185

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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