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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

With 84,036 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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

Our analysis found Electrical Training Center to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Copiague, Electrical Training Center is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 2% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Out of the 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Camden County College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Camden County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blackwood.

About 4% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 96% are male.

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#3

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

Out of the 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, County College of Morris landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, DE

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Polytech Adult Education helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Polytech Adult Education is a small public school located in the rural area of Woodside.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Community College of Baltimore County helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . CCBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 38 students majoring in engineering tech at CCBC, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Howard 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, HCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in engineering tech at HCC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Community College of Allegheny County ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCAC is a large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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

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Baltimore City Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 40% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,136
Maryland 458
Delaware 106
Pennsylvania 1,913
New York 3,694
District of Columbia 38

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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