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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in North Carolina

64 Colleges
$57,158 Avg Salary
$25,367 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 3,691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track 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.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 64 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte 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 Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#5

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Out of the 64 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wilkes Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Wilkesboro.

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

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Isothermal Community 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 distant town of Spindale, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston 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. Located in the midsize suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Alamance Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 North Carolina award.

Rank College Location
11 Sandhills Community College Pinehurst, NC
12 Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, NC
12 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
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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