2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You
Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 84,036 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 761 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.
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Our analysis found John C Calhoun State Community College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 10% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Olympic College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the United States. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.
About 26% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 74% are male.
The in-demand basic certificate programs at South Florida Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the United States. South Florida Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.
Women make up 1% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at South Florida Institute of Technology
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern Technological Institute is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Southfield, Northwestern Technological Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 3% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Columbus State Community College
With a ranking of #6, Santiago Canyon College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. SCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orange.
Of the 119 students majoring in engineering tech at SCC, 82% are male and 18% are female.
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 196 students majoring in engineering tech at NLTCC, 97% are male and 3% are female.
Seminole State College of Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Seminole State is a large public school located in the city of Sanford.
Women make up 17% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Seminole State College of Florida
Ivy Tech Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 21% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Full Engineering Technologies at Ivy Tech Community College Report
With a ranking of #10, Mesalands Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Tucumcari, Mesalands Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Mesalands Community College
Wake Technical Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
Of the 149 students majoring in engineering tech at Wake Technical Community College, 65% are male and 35% are female.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Wake Technical Community College
Lone Star College System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.
Of the 141 students majoring in engineering tech at North Harris Montgomery, 87% are male and 13% are female.
Front Range Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.
Of the 154 students majoring in engineering tech at FRCC, 77% are male and 23% are female.
El Centro College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 34% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at El Centro College
SOWELA Technical Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.
About 13% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 87% are male.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at SOWELA Technical Community College
Northern Virginia Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.
Women make up 27% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Northern Virginia Community College
With a ranking of #17, Pellissippi State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 6% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 94% are male.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Pellissippi State Community College
Valencia College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.
About 21% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 79% are male.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 12% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Full Engineering Technologies at Bluegrass Community and Technical College Report
River Parishes Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the rural area of Gonzales, River Parishes Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
William Rainey Harper College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.
Women make up 28% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Lee College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 35% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 65% are male.
Austin Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 20% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Austin Community College District
With a ranking of #24, Edison State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.
Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
With a ranking of #25, Pikes Peak Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.
About 26% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 74% are male.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 761 different United States engineering technologies schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.
Engineering Technologies by Region
View the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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Engineering Technologies Related Majors
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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