2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You
Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 4,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 134 schools in California 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.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in California
Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.
Top 15% Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Santiago Canyon College the most popular school in California for engineering technologies students. SCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California list. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chico.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cypress College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a large student population.
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Out of the 134 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Sacramento City College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a large student population.
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Art Center College of Design 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 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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San Diego Miramar College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #10, Bakersfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Bakersfield College is a very large public school located in the city of Bakersfield.
San Jose City College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California ranking. San Jose City College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of San Jose.
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With a ranking of #12, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Butte College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California list. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #14, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
With a ranking of #15, Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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The Fab School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, The Fab School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Ventura College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California ranking. Ventura College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Ventura.
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With a ranking of #18, Chaffey College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public college with a large student population.
Solano Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #18 on the list. Solano College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fairfield.
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With a ranking of #20, Citrus College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the large suburb of Glendora, Citrus College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Citrus College
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 California award.
Rank | College | Location |
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21 | Mt. San Antonio College | Walnut, CA |
22 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA |
23 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
24 | Antelope Valley College | Lancaster, CA |
25 | City College of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
25 | MiraCosta College | Oceanside, CA |
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Alaska | 112 |
Hawaii | 91 |
Washington | 2,537 |
Oregon | 592 |
Nevada | 286 |
Engineering Technologies Related Majors
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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