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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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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 North Carolina. With 3,691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 149 students majoring in engineering tech at Wake Technical Community College, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Catawba Valley Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in North Carolina. CVCC is a small public school located in the small city of Hickory.

About 3% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 97% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Isothermal Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Spindale, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in engineering tech at ICC, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#4

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Out of the 55 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wilkes Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Wilkesboro.

Women make up 17% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Alamance Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 34% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

With a ranking of #6, Gaston 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 Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in engineering tech at Gaston College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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Coastal Carolina 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 city of Jacksonville, Coastal Carolina Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Cleveland Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Cleveland Community College is a small public school located in the town of Shelby.

Women make up 12% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Lenoir Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Lenoir Community College is a small public school located in the town of Kinston.

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

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#10

Sandhills Community College

Pinehurst, NC

Sandhills 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 #10 on the list. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

About 56% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Technologies students in the state of North Carolina that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina award.

Rank College Location
11 Pitt Community College Winterville, NC

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
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
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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