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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 676 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

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The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Connecticut 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.

Check out the engineering tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

#1

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Goodwin College the most popular school in Connecticut for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in engineering tech at Goodwin, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Women make up 19% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Three Rivers Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Norwich.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Asnuntuck Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. ACC is a small public school located in the suburb of Enfield.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Connecticut. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

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

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#6

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Tunxis 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 suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 43% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Manchester Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Northwestern Connecticut Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. NCCC is a small public school located in the town of Winsted.

Women make up 50% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Quinebaug Valley 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 #9 on the list. QVCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Danielson.

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Norwalk Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Norwalk, NCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 227
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 10 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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