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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 204 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Olympic College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for engineering technologies students. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santiago Canyon College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orange.

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#3

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Out of the 204 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pasadena City College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

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California State University - Chico ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Chico State is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chico.

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Spokane Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

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#8

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #9, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, International Air and Hospitality Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Great Basin College

Elko, NV

With a ranking of #12, Great Basin College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

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#13

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, WA

Bellingham Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

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#14

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento City College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a large student population.

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Truckee Meadows Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #15 on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Reno.

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With a ranking of #16, Art Center College of Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#17

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

San Diego Miramar College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public school with a large student population.

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#18

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

With a ranking of #18, Bakersfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Bakersfield College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.

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#19

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon Institute of Technology landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population.

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Eastern Washington University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#20

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#22

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

San Jose City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #22 on the list. San Jose City College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of San Jose.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Everett Community College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the midsize city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#24

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#26

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#29

The Fab School

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
31 Ventura College Ventura, CA
32 North Seattle College Seattle, WA
32 Washington State University Pullman, WA
34 Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA
34 Solano Community College Fairfield, CA
36 Citrus College Glendora, CA
37 Mt. San Antonio College Walnut, CA
38 Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA
39 Stanford University Stanford, CA
40 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 112
Hawaii 91
Washington 2,537
Oregon 592
California 4,871
Nevada 286

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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