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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Virginia

32 Colleges
$51,502 Avg Salary
$26,332 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 2,041 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in Virginia 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 .

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named ECPI University the most popular school in Virginia for engineering technologies students. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Virginia Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Danville Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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Out of the 32 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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John Tyler Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Virginia list. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.

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With a ranking of #7, Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. TNCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

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With a ranking of #8, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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New River Community 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. NRCC is a small public school located in the town of Dublin.

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Southside Virginia Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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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
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Florida 4,480
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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