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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 1,288 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in Minnesota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our analysis found Hennepin Technical College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Minnesota. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Pine Technical & Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Minnesota. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the town of Pine City.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anoka Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 18% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in engineering tech at UMN Duluth, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#5

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in engineering tech at Normandale Community College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#6

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

With a ranking of #6, Lake Superior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. LSC is a small public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century 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. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
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 31 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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