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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Kentucky

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Kentucky

26 Colleges
$56,766 Avg Salary
$16,948 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked 5th in Kentucky. In fact, 2,064 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Bluegrass Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 26 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

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Out of the 26 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Ashland Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Ashland, ACTC is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

With a ranking of #6, Madisonville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

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Hazard Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Murray State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #9 on the list. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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#10

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Florida 4,480
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

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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