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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

With 84,036 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 70 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found University of Central Missouri to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

Women make up 24% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 70 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in engineering tech at MCC, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#4

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crowder College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Crowder College is a small public school located in the distant town of Neosho.

About 5% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#5

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ranken Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#6

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

With a ranking of #6, Bismarck State College 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 Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Washburn Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

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

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

Of the 30 students majoring in engineering tech at Barton Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Pine Technical & Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Pine City.

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#9

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central 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 Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in engineering tech at Central Community College, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Technologies students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS
12 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
13 Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA
14 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
Minnesota 1,288
Iowa 942
South Dakota 231
North Dakota 443
Missouri 1,641
Nebraska 423

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.

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