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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Front Range Community College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.
About 23% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 77% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.
Women make up 26% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Uintah Basin Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UBTech is a small public school located in the remote town of Roosevelt.
Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Uintah Basin Technical College
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Red Rocks Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.
Women make up 31% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pickens Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Pickens Technical College
With a ranking of #6, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in engineering tech at WSU, 82% are male and 18% are female.
Full Engineering Technologies at Weber State University Report
With a ranking of #7, Aims Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in engineering tech at Aims Community College, 63% are male and 37% are female.
Full Engineering Technologies at Aims Community College Report
Northeastern Junior College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the remote town of Sterling, NJC is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 4% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Utah Valley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
About 23% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 77% are male.
Ogden-Weber 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 #10 on the list. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the small city of Ogden.
Of the 23 students majoring in engineering tech at Ogden-Weber Tech College, 83% are male and 17% are female.
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 60 |
| Colorado | 1,326 |
| Utah | 729 |
| Montana | 160 |
| Idaho | 551 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.