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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 84,036 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 805 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 380 students majoring in engineering tech at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 805 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, National University College landed the # 3 spot on the list. National University College is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bayamon.

Of the 314 students majoring in engineering tech at National University College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at The Refrigeration School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Phoenix, RSI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 394 students majoring in engineering tech at RSI, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Out of the 805 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Wichita Technical Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. WTI is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

Of the 259 students majoring in engineering tech at WTI, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#7

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

With a ranking of #7, Olympic College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.

Women make up 22% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Union did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Lincoln Tech - Union is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Union.

Of the 293 students majoring in engineering tech at Lincoln Tech - Union, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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SOWELA Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. PIA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Mifflin.

About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.

About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Columbia, Lincoln Tech - Columbia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.

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With a ranking of #15, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 155 students majoring in engineering tech at Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop), 96% are male and 4% are female.

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#15

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, MS

Delta Technical College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Delta Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Horn Lake.

Women make up 4% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #17, Macomb Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 166 students majoring in engineering tech at NLTCC, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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River Parishes Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the rural area of Gonzales, River Parishes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Erie Institute of Technology Inc ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Erie, Erie Institute of Technology Inc is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 119 students majoring in engineering tech at Erie Institute of Technology Inc, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Mahwah ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Lincoln Tech - Mahwah is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 96% are male.

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#22

Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia

San Juan, PR

Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of San Juan, Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#23

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#25

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

About 5% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#27

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
#29

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA
#34

Lee College

Baytown, TX
#39

Huertas College

Caguas, PR
#43

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY
#43

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT
#45

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

Additional Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 805 different United States engineering technologies schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
52 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
52 Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen Harlingen, TX
52 Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH
55 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
55 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Tulsa, OK
57 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
57 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
59 Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX
60 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
61 Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA
62 Altierus Career College - Bissonnet Houston, TX
63 Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT
64 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
64 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS
64 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
67 Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH
68 Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX
68 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
68 Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes Lauderdale Lakes, FL
71 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
71 Florida Career College - Hialeah Hialeah, FL
73 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
73 Lincoln Technical Institute - East Windsor East Windsor, CT
75 Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City, OK
75 Asnuntuck Community College Enfield, CT
75 Southern Careers Institute - Austin Austin, TX
78 Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee Muskogee, OK
79 Texarkana College Texarkana, TX
80 Mt. San Antonio College Walnut, CA
80 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
80 Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL
83 College of the Mainland Texas City, TX
83 Florida Career College - Boynton Beach Boynton Beach, FL
83 El Centro College Dallas, TX
83 Sheridan Technical College Hollywood, FL
87 Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
87 San Juan College Farmington, NM
87 Ayers Career College Shreveport, LA
87 Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL
87 Valencia College Orlando, FL
92 Danville Community College Danville, VA
92 Edison State Community College Piqua, OH
92 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
95 Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente, CA
95 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
95 Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA
95 Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford Bridgeport, CT
99 School Removed
99 Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA
99 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
102 Central Community College Grand Island, NE
102 Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico Aguadilla, PR
102 MIAT College of Technology Canton, MI
102 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
102 Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus Birmingham, AL
107 Fresno City College Fresno, CA
107 Mesalands Community College Tucumcari, NM
107 College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA
110 Holmes Community College Goodman, MS
110 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID
110 Roane State Community College Harriman, TN
110 San Jose City College San Jose, CA
110 Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
110 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
110 Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples, FL
110 William T McFatter Technical College Davie, FL
110 Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS
119 Eastwick College - Nutley Nutley, NJ
119 Angelina College Lufkin, TX
119 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
119 Red River Technology Center Duncan, OK
119 NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Technologies students that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
124 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
124 Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
124 Florida Career College - Miami Miami, FL
124 Mech-Tech College Caguas, PR
124 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
129 Houston Community College Houston, TX
129 Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria, LA
131 Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL
131 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
131 Renton Technical College Renton, WA
131 Seward County Community College Liberal, KS
131 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY
131 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
131 West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV
138 Mid-America Technology Center Wayne, OK
138 Portland Community College Portland, OR
138 Lassen Community College Susanville, CA
138 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
138 Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC
138 Terra State Community College Fremont, OH
138 Florida Career College - West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL
138 Stark State College North Canton, OH
138 Lane Community College Eugene, OR
138 Great Basin College Elko, NV
138 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN
138 Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City, OK
150 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
150 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
150 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
150 Cypress College Cypress, CA
150 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
150 New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM
150 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Mount Gay, WV
150 Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Rockford, IL
150 Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno, OK
150 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
160 Rogue Community College Grants Pass, OR
160 Paris Junior College Paris, TX
160 Dewey University - Juana Diaz Juana Diaz, PR
160 Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX
160 University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton Morrilton, AR
160 Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA

Engineering Technologies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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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