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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 2,537 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Washington 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Olympic College the most popular school in Washington for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

Women make up 26% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 23 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, International Air and Hospitality Academy landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 188 students majoring in engineering tech at International Air and Hospitality Academy, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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Out of the 23 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC 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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Out of the 23 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Everett Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#5

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Seattle College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. North Seattle is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

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

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Bellingham Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Shoreline Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Shoreline Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Shoreline.

About 13% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 87% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at Lake Washington Institute of Technology Report

#9

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Clark College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Vancouver.

About 6% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 94% are male.

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Renton Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Renton, Renton Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in engineering tech at Renton Technical College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 112
Hawaii 91
Oregon 592
California 4,871
Nevada 286

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 23 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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