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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked 5th in Kentucky. In fact, 2,064 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

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The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky.

Our analysis found Bluegrass Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Kentucky. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Of the 86 students majoring in engineering tech at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

Women make up 8% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Ashland Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Kentucky. Located in the small city of Ashland, ACTC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in engineering tech at ACTC, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hazard Community and Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 109 students majoring in engineering tech at Hazard Community and Technical College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Madisonville Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

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

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Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 151 students majoring in engineering tech at Jefferson Community and Technical College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Of the 89 students majoring in engineering tech at SKYCTC, 99% are male and 1% are female.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 63% are male.

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University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Women make up 31% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Big Sandy Community and 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. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Prestonsburg.

Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Florida 4,480
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 21 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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