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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 1,288 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in Minnesota 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.

Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in engineering tech at St Cloud Technical and Community College, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Anoka Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Minnesota. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at Anoka Technical College Report

#5

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

The in-demand associate degree programs at Ridgewater College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Minnesota. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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#7

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

With a ranking of #7, Lake Superior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. LSC is a small public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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

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Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in engineering tech at MSC Southeast, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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Dakota County Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

Women make up 18% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the remote town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in engineering tech at ATCC, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
Iowa 942
South Dakota 231
North Dakota 443
Missouri 1,641
Nebraska 423

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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