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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 4,480 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 54 schools in Florida 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named South Florida Institute of Technology the most popular school in Florida for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Miami, South Florida Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 340 students majoring in engineering tech at South Florida Institute of Technology, 99% are male and 1% are female.

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Out of the 54 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Seminole State College of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 295 students majoring in engineering tech at Seminole State, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#3

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Valencia College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Florida. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

Women make up 21% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#4

Florida Academy

Fort Myers, FL

Out of the 54 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Academy landed the # 4 spot on the list. Florida Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Fort Myers.

Women make up 3% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Johns River State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. St. Johns River Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Palatka.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in engineering tech at FSCJ, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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Eastern Florida State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. EFSC is a large public school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Women make up 30% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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College of Business and Technology-Flagler ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, CBT College - Flagler is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

St Petersburg College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade 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. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Miami.

Women make up 53% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

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 27 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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