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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 105 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern Technological Institute to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Southfield, Northwestern Technological Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 577 students majoring in engineering tech at Northwestern Technological Institute, 97% are male and 3% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 267 students majoring in engineering tech at Columbus State, 89% are male and 11% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Of the 181 students majoring in engineering tech at Ivy Tech Community College, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at William Rainey Harper College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.
Of the 120 students majoring in engineering tech at Harper College, 72% are male and 28% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edison State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.
Of the 118 students majoring in engineering tech at Edison Community College, 86% are male and 14% are female.
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Northcentral 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 #6 on the list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.
Women make up 17% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
Of the 128 students majoring in engineering tech at Sinclair Community College, 84% are male and 16% are female.
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Stark State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.
Of the 130 students majoring in engineering tech at Stark State College, 82% are male and 18% are female.
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Joliet Junior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.
Of the 126 students majoring in engineering tech at Joliet Junior College, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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Moraine Valley Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MVCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.
Of the 124 students majoring in engineering tech at MVCC, 91% are male and 9% are female.
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Terra State Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Fremont, Terra Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 12% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.
Women make up 8% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Polaris Career Center landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Polaris Career Center is a small public school located in the suburb of Middleburg Heights.
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James A Rhodes State College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in engineering tech at Rhodes State College, 90% are male and 10% are female.
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Ferris State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 14% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.
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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 in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College | Chicago, IL |
| 17 | Chippewa Valley Technical College | Eau Claire, WI |
| 18 | Kankakee Community College | Kankakee, IL |
| 19 | College of Lake County | Grayslake, IL |
| 19 | Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training | Marietta, OH |
| 21 | Lorain County Community College | Elyria, OH |
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,683 |
| Michigan | 2,800 |
| Wisconsin | 1,491 |
| Ohio | 4,134 |
| Illinois | 2,110 |
Engineering Technologies Related Majors
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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