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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in California

134 Colleges
$61,031 Avg Salary
$26,698 Avg Student Debt

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.

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

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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#2

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

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.

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#4

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

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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#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

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.

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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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#7

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

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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#9

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

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.

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#10

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

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.

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#11

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

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.

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#13

Butte College

Oroville, CA

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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#14

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

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.

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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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#16

The Fab School

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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.

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#17

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

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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#18

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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.

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#18

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

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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#20

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

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.

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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
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
Alaska 112
Hawaii 91
Washington 2,537
Oregon 592
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 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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