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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

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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.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the New England Region 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

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Our analysis found Goodwin College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.

About 16% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 84% are male.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Gateway Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in engineering tech at Gateway Community College, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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Out of the 33 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 6% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 33 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

Of the 26 students majoring in engineering tech at NECC, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Out of the 33 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 6% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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York County 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 rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in engineering tech at York County Community College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Asnuntuck Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Enfield, ACC is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 227
Connecticut 676
Maine 273
Rhode Island 181
Massachusetts 569
Vermont 80

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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